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"Cruel and unusual" punishment in the US

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    "Cruel and unusual" punishment in the US

    BBC News: Row over 'agonising' Ohio execution of killer Denis McGuire

    US lawyers are preparing to challenge Ohio's choice of death-penalty drugs after a murderer took 25 minutes to die from a new cocktail of chemicals.

    Dennis McGuire, 53, suffered an "agonising" death in violation of his constitutional rights, lawyers said.

    McGuire family lawyer Jon Paul Rion says he intends to launch a legal challenge against the new drug.

    Witnesses said McGuire, who raped and killed a pregnant woman in 1989, gasped for at least 10 minutes before he died.

    Does America still call itself the leader of the free world?
    Last edited by drumbrake; 17-01-2014 at 07:32 PM.

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    Assuming he was a guilty I find it hard to sympathise tbh.

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    There are much simpler methods though. Hanging for example.


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    Quote Originally Posted by hullexile:
    There are much simpler methods though. Hanging for example.
    hanging has it's risk as well

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barzan_Ibrahim_al-Tikriti

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    do what the Saudi's do, swift chop to head cleanly off in a matter of seconds.


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    Quote Originally Posted by imparanoic:
    I doubt decapitation prolonged the process much though!