The Supreme Court has upheld the use of lethal injection

The Supreme Court has upheld Kentucky’s lethal injection method. The court in a majority decision rejected the argument that the 3 drug method induced excruciating pain and thus results in cruel and unusual punishment. The final vote was 7-2.

Several states plan on restarting the execution process. With Virginia planning to go ahead with a May 27 execution.

Personally I disagree with the Courts ruling. However I’m not surprised by it.

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Well I read that it could be an agonising...

Submitted by huttriver12 on Mon, 2008-04-21 17:57.

form of CP; by that time you're paralysed and can't speak in any case.

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I am against capital punishment too

Submitted by Elly on Mon, 2008-04-21 08:01.

but at the same time I think those who commit heinous crimes deserve to die - and not be kept in prison at the tax payers expense. The cost of keeping some criminals is extremely high, and in some cases I don't believe that they "deserve to live". A vexing issue of course.

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In the U.S. you can have it both ways

Submitted by djbtol on Mon, 2008-04-21 14:54.

because many of the people sentenced to death will sit on death row for 15 to 20 years first.

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Toad -

Submitted by djbtol on Sun, 2008-04-20 18:41.

are you opposed to all forms of capital punishment, or just lethal injection? Just curious. I've heard some talk that the drug combos do not always work as planned, but I have not delved into it much.

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