Hopefully, I only have another week to say that.
I think it should take more than a week. To wit: in the Terri Schiavo execution, we were solemnly assured that her death by dehydration was humane and painless. Which is just what we need for capital punishment.
It took thirteen days of dehydration to kill Terri. The judge would not permit anyone to put ice chips in her mouth to ease her suffering. His theory for this ruling is muddled, but now it's the legal precedent.
Somebody out there is always screaming about the cruelty of one sort of execution or another. But dehydration/starvation has the complete and glowing approval of liberal ideology and famous death spokesmen and the ACLU. It is, indeed, used every day in hospitals to dispose of inconvenient old folks.
The thing to do, then, is stop giving food and liquid to Tookie. That could take several weeks, but it's worth it, to be certain his execution is politically correct. And of course, no ice chips for Tookie.