Judge advocates firing squad to get around problems of using drugs to kill convicted murderers
(NaturalNews) On Dec. 7, 1982, Texas became the first state to authorize lethal injection to kill convicted murderers. In recent years, some states that recognize the death penalty have come under fire.
Lethal injections by drugs come with their own set of problems. Recent controversies in Ohio and Oklahoma show that new multiple-drug methods cause inhumane deaths. There have been reports of delays in finding suitable veins. Needles can become clogged or disengaged, keeping the subject snorting and gasping on their deathbed for over an hour after their scheduled death. New drugs have been shown to cause convulsions in death row inmates, leading authorities to back off the dose. The subjects ultimately go unconscious and die of heart attack later on, which is out of protocol.
As lethal injection complications mount, one judge advocates for state firing squads
Recent complications and lack of transparency with lethal injection in Arizona have elicited several conflicting opinions from various judicial panels. One judge has even come out in support of using state firing squads as the answer to botched lethal injection protocols.
According to Courthouse News, Chief Judge Alex Kozinski of Arizona’s 9th Circuit Court said that the state should “own up that using drugs is a mistake and come up with something that will work.”
