Pfizer withdraws drugs from being used in executions

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Do the actual killers deserve to be killed? Absolutely. But that's not enough reason for us to do it, given the issues at stake.

Not even every killer deserves to be treated to his own medicince. Even there's a distinction, depending on motif and circumstances. As for the "like animals" comment by Aractus, I hardly agree on anything he posts, but as far as first world countries go, the US treats prisoners worse than animals. At least I hope so, since the prison conditions would be unnecessarily cruel to any animal.

The reasons seem obvious. The US is a punitive country. Lock them up, do away with them, and throw away the keys. What would be considered a misdemeanor in other countries lands you in jail and/or a sexual offenders list there. Such as taking a leak in the streets or banging your better half outside the privacy of your home. Or posessing a minimal amount of illegal substances. All fed by the fact that the punitive system has been turned into yet another avenue to make profit and it's consequences.