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| − | Lethal injection was first used on December 7, 1982, when Charlie Brooks was executed in [[Texas]]. <ref>http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/stat/drowfacts.htm</ref> | + | Lethal injection was first used on December 7, 1982, when Charlie Brooks was executed in [[Texas]].<ref>http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/stat/drowfacts.htm</ref> |
| − | Death by lethal injection has not traditionally been believed to be painful as the inmate will lose consciousness prior to the death-inducing drugs being pumped in their veins. Recent medical findings, however, have called this into question. <ref>http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/264/story/19957.html</ref> In September, 2007, the [[Supreme Court]] agreed to hear a case over whether [[Kentucky]]'s three-drug lethal injection cocktail violates the Eighth Amendment to the Constitution by constituting cruel and unusual punishment. <ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,320527,00.html Supreme Court to Hear Case on Constitutionality of Lethal Injection], Lee Ross, [[Fox News Channel]], January 06, 2008</ref> Several other states have postponed all executions until this case is resolved, although [[Texas]], which executes far more criminals than any other state, has not placed a moratorium on executions. <ref>http://www.christianpost.com/article/20070930/29513_Is_Lethal_Injection_'Cruel_and_Unusual'%3F.htm</ref> | + | Death by lethal injection has not traditionally been believed to be painful as the inmate will lose consciousness prior to the death-inducing drugs being pumped in their veins. Recent medical findings, however, have called this into question.<ref>http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/264/story/19957.html</ref> In September, 2007, the [[Supreme Court]] agreed to hear a case over whether [[Kentucky]]'s three-drug lethal injection cocktail violates the Eighth Amendment to the Constitution by constituting cruel and unusual punishment.<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,320527,00.html Supreme Court to Hear Case on Constitutionality of Lethal Injection], Lee Ross, [[Fox News Channel]], January 06, 2008</ref> Several other states have postponed all executions until this case is resolved, although [[Texas]], which executes far more criminals than any other state, has not placed a moratorium on executions.<ref>http://www.christianpost.com/article/20070930/29513_Is_Lethal_Injection_'Cruel_and_Unusual'%3F.htm</ref> |
| − | Lethal injection is the preferred method for executions in the [[United States]]. It has also been used in [[China]], [[Guatemala]] and the [[Philippines]]. <ref>http://www.richard.clark32.btinternet.co.uk/injection.html</ref> | + | Lethal injection is the preferred method for executions in the [[United States]]. It has also been used in [[China]], [[Guatemala]] and the [[Philippines]].<ref>http://www.richard.clark32.btinternet.co.uk/injection.html</ref> |
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| − | [[Category: Punishment]] | + | [[Category:Punishment]] |
Revision as of 05:43, July 12, 2016
Lethal injection is a method of execution used in capital punishment. The usual procedure for lethal injection involves strapping a prisoner down to a gurney-style bed. Two sets of intravenous tubes are inserted into each of the prisoner's arms. A typical lethal injection will include three drugs:
- Sodium Pentathol - a sedative to put the prisoner to sleep
- Pancuronium Bromide - a paralyzing agent that stops the prisoner's breathing
- Potassium Chloride - a drug that causes the heart to cease beating.
Lethal injection was first used on December 7, 1982, when Charlie Brooks was executed in Texas.[1]
Death by lethal injection has not traditionally been believed to be painful as the inmate will lose consciousness prior to the death-inducing drugs being pumped in their veins. Recent medical findings, however, have called this into question.[2] In September, 2007, the Supreme Court agreed to hear a case over whether Kentucky's three-drug lethal injection cocktail violates the Eighth Amendment to the Constitution by constituting cruel and unusual punishment.[3] Several other states have postponed all executions until this case is resolved, although Texas, which executes far more criminals than any other state, has not placed a moratorium on executions.[4]
Lethal injection is the preferred method for executions in the United States. It has also been used in China, Guatemala and the Philippines.[5]
References
- ↑ http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/stat/drowfacts.htm
- ↑ http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/264/story/19957.html
- ↑ Supreme Court to Hear Case on Constitutionality of Lethal Injection, Lee Ross, Fox News Channel, January 06, 2008
- ↑ http://www.christianpost.com/article/20070930/29513_Is_Lethal_Injection_'Cruel_and_Unusual'%3F.htm
- ↑ http://www.richard.clark32.btinternet.co.uk/injection.html