New Photos Reveal What a Botched Lethal Injection Procedure Looks Like [w/pic]

The Wire via Yahoo! News ^ | May 29, 2014 | Abby Ohlheiser

[Slings and Arrows]

On Thursday, the New Republic published a series of photos from a 2006 botched lethal injection in Florida, weeks after the details of a similarly problematic procedure in Oklahoma made national news. The 2006 lethal injection death of Angel Diaz was well-reported at the time, but magazine editor Ben Crair's discovery of the photos — submitted as evidence during an appeal of a separate court challenge to lethal injections — adds a new depth to the conversation of the reality of modern capital punishment.  

Diaz likely died a painful death. "Angel Diaz winced, his body shuddered and he remained alive for 34 minutes," the Tampa Bay Times reported in 2006. Officials had to administer a second dosage of drugs to the inmate in order to kill him, and the needles that were supposed to be in his veins were actually administering the drug into the tissue around them, as the AP reported. The photos show the result of such a mistake on Diaz's body (warning: graphic image below): 

[Slings and Arrows]

*shrug* Sh-t happens.

[Gaffer]

Is there a problem here? Somebody explain the downside of this to me.

[peyton randolph]

Whatever the pain he suffered, it wasn’t enough for the crimes he committed. This should be considered a bonus, not “botched.”

[Cowboy Bob]

I give up. Are they seeking sympathy?

[Responsibility2nd]

There's that word again.

Botched.

[Rumplemeyer]

How did the people he murdered die, what about their pain and suffering?

[Dallas59]

Oh well...

[4yearlurker]

Yawn and double yawn.

[Billthedrill]

OK, I give up. Let him go.

[dennisw]

I’m fresh out of>>>>>> giving a crap. Next time choose hanging or firing squad

[RC one]

whoever started the IV effed it up. Send them to some weekend IV therapy training.

[Slings and Arrows]

I give up. Are they seeking sympathy?

They are. They should check in the dictionary between "sh-t" and "syphilis."

[afsnco]

The problem is the somewhat “moving target” of the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition against “cruel and unusual punishment.” Who defines what’s “cruel and unusual?” In an effort to be more “humane” with our executions via lethal injection, it had the opposite result. What’s wrong with hanging, the firing squad, the electric chair or the gas chamber?

[Greetings_Puny_Humans]

Diaz likely died a painful death. "Angel Diaz winced, his body shuddered and he remained alive for 34 minutes,"

Sounds like the procedure was a success then!

[demshateGod]

Looks like some of the IVs I’ve had.

[dfwgator]

A botched lethal injection means that the perp survived it, otherwise, it worked perfectly.

[Talisker]

I must point out that we’re supposed to have a criminal justice system that bans cruel and unusual punishments.

Then there’s the whole Christian thing, if anyone’s interested.

Of course, we could just say screw it, invoke Sharia, and make them all die screaming.

Any takers?

[DJ MacWoW]

5% Of Free Republics Community Donates.
What Is There To Say To Those Who CAN Donate But Won't?
Nothing.
There Is No Graphic Or Plea That Will Make Those Posters Take Up The Slack.
So 5% Supports The Rest.
How Conservative Is A Free Ride?

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Do they have pictures of what being raped, shot and buried alive looks like?

[Slings and Arrows]

I’d prefer bringing back the hemp fandango. Extravasation rate: Zero.