[blackdog]

The paralysis drug is meant to make the death a bit more calm, non-eventful, and solemn for those observing. The cardiac arrest drug(potasium) causes a lot of gurgling, twisting, and heaving of the chest. Sheesh! Talk about the crazies......

[Freedom4US]

As usual, "cruel and unusual" has been twisted beyond all recognition.

Clearly our death penalty is far more peaceful than anything the convicted meted out to their victims. Do these fine upstanding citizens typically provide a last meal to the soon-to-be murdered? Civilization isn't the default mode for this globe, it really bothers me that society has to reinvent the wheel periodically. I don't relish the idea of jails, capital punishment or anything of the sort.