N in the news: not looking good

[bov]

https://www.mychamplainvalley.com/news/national/lawyers-autopsy-suggests-inmate-suffered-during-execution/

Thanks to the member who shared this with me. Seems like N could in fact bring about one of the more painful possible deaths, paralyzing you while your lungs fill with liquid?

 

[alexit]

I would need to see a much larger body of evidence. N was brought before the Supreme Court with inmates arguing it was a cruel and unusual punishment. They ruled it wasn't. Not to say SCOTUS is a good source, but all the research shows it's a peaceful method. As with anything, things can go wrong, especially in the states where executions are not handled by the most talented people.

 

[ManWithNoName]

As with anything, things can go wrong, especially in the states where executions are not handled by the most talented people.

True that.

Also many executions are done in a sadistic way. One has to wonder the type of individuals who take this kind of job.

 

[Shades of Grey]

In the case of execution, pentobarbital is given intravenously. This is not the manner in which the average, non-medical suicidal individual would likely use this method.

That said, the majority of companion animals are euthanized via IV pentobarbital, and these deaths are typically both quick and peaceful.