There has also been speculation that the drug used for the planned execution may have been tampered with.
There used to be a three-drug protocol. The first was a sedative which made hitting a vein easier. Then two different toxins were administered IV.
Political pressure caused some drug companies to refuse to sell USP certified drugs for that purpose.
It begs the question, why do drugs used to end life have to be certified for purity and safety? There is nothing "safe" about executions. Hell, they could have pulled fentanyl from police impound and used that...or KCl that is sold in 50 pound bags at the farm supply elevator.
The message on the ground in TN is bring back the firing squads.
ReplyDeleteThere has also been speculation that the drug used for the planned execution may have been tampered with.
DeleteThere used to be a three-drug protocol. The first was a sedative which made hitting a vein easier. Then two different toxins were administered IV.
Political pressure caused some drug companies to refuse to sell USP certified drugs for that purpose.
It begs the question, why do drugs used to end life have to be certified for purity and safety? There is nothing "safe" about executions. Hell, they could have pulled fentanyl from police impound and used that...or KCl that is sold in 50 pound bags at the farm supply elevator.