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Death Penalty
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RE: Death Penalty
From what I've read, the phenobarbitol they use for the lethal injection is made in Denmark, where they are staunchly anti-death penalty. They decided to stop manufacturing the drug, and the recipe is proprietary, so no one else knows how. A company in Germany makes propofol, but won't sell it for execution.

There is so much that's fucked up about this:

1. States are experimenting with different drugs, and it's taking people ages to actually die. This is definitely cruel and unusual.
2. Some states are so pro-death penalty, they're ok with the above point.
3. Some states are so pro-death penalty, they're willing to bring back forms of execution that have been ruled "cruel and unusual".

I'm staunchly against the death penalty. In his time as governor of Texas, Rick Perry has overseen more than 275 executions. It's estimated that over 4% of prisoners on death row are actually innocent, which means Rick Perry has killed approximately 11 innocent people.

(May 24, 2014 at 5:26 pm)vorlon13 Wrote: Folks whose pre capital crime personal creed allowed capital punishment (for others) have an inalienable first amendment right to capital punishment for their own crime(s).

I am aware my take on the 1st amendment is not common.

John Waters notes capital punishment should be treated as the criminal equivalent of an Emmy or an Oscar. Interesting to contemplate an America where criminals (and their lawyers) compete for a limited number of execution slots . . . .

John Waters has a fucked-up mind. I love him so much!
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Death Penalty - by Bob Kelso - May 24, 2014 at 4:50 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by c172 - May 24, 2014 at 5:01 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by KUSA - May 24, 2014 at 5:19 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by vorlon13 - May 24, 2014 at 5:26 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by rexbeccarox - May 24, 2014 at 5:37 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by KUSA - May 24, 2014 at 6:53 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - May 24, 2014 at 7:20 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Elskidor - May 24, 2014 at 7:34 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - May 24, 2014 at 7:39 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Elskidor - May 24, 2014 at 7:53 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - May 24, 2014 at 7:54 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Bob Kelso - May 24, 2014 at 11:01 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by rexbeccarox - May 24, 2014 at 7:46 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Autumnlicious - May 24, 2014 at 7:36 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Elskidor - May 24, 2014 at 8:02 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Minimalist - May 24, 2014 at 8:19 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - May 24, 2014 at 8:46 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by A Theist - May 24, 2014 at 9:06 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Chad32 - May 24, 2014 at 10:37 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Ryantology - May 24, 2014 at 11:58 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Wyrd of Gawd - May 25, 2014 at 7:38 am
RE: Death Penalty - by c172 - May 25, 2014 at 9:36 am
RE: Death Penalty - by Wyrd of Gawd - May 26, 2014 at 12:07 am
Re: RE: Death Penalty - by KUSA - May 25, 2014 at 8:12 am
RE: Death Penalty - by Ryantology - May 25, 2014 at 1:45 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Bob Kelso - May 25, 2014 at 8:42 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Chad32 - May 25, 2014 at 8:54 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Bob Kelso - May 25, 2014 at 9:36 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Chad32 - May 25, 2014 at 9:49 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by kılıç_mehmet - May 25, 2014 at 9:10 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Ryantology - May 25, 2014 at 10:03 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by kılıç_mehmet - May 26, 2014 at 5:21 am
RE: Death Penalty - by Bob Kelso - May 26, 2014 at 7:06 am
RE: Death Penalty - by LastPoet - May 25, 2014 at 1:50 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by kılıç_mehmet - May 25, 2014 at 8:12 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by kılıç_mehmet - May 25, 2014 at 9:45 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Bob Kelso - May 25, 2014 at 10:03 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by MindForgedManacle - May 26, 2014 at 1:58 am
RE: Death Penalty - by Wyrd of Gawd - May 26, 2014 at 4:24 am
RE: Death Penalty - by rexbeccarox - May 26, 2014 at 9:09 am
RE: Death Penalty - by Raeven - May 26, 2014 at 10:35 am
RE: Death Penalty - by RaisdCath - May 26, 2014 at 10:57 am
RE: Death Penalty - by Autumnlicious - May 26, 2014 at 12:55 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Minimalist - July 16, 2014 at 3:33 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by ShaMan - July 16, 2014 at 3:49 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Tonus - July 16, 2014 at 4:34 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Minimalist - July 16, 2014 at 4:04 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Dystopia - July 16, 2014 at 5:22 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Polaris - July 16, 2014 at 10:54 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by The Grand Nudger - July 16, 2014 at 11:13 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Dystopia - July 17, 2014 at 7:06 am
RE: Death Penalty - by Polaris - July 19, 2014 at 1:49 am
RE: Death Penalty - by Chad32 - July 17, 2014 at 8:57 am
RE: Death Penalty - by ManMachine - July 17, 2014 at 9:40 am
RE: Death Penalty - by Dystopia - July 17, 2014 at 9:58 am
RE: Death Penalty - by FatAndFaithless - July 17, 2014 at 10:16 am
RE: Death Penalty - by Chad32 - July 17, 2014 at 10:19 am
RE: Death Penalty - by FatAndFaithless - July 17, 2014 at 10:24 am
RE: Death Penalty - by Chad32 - July 17, 2014 at 10:28 am
RE: Death Penalty - by ManMachine - July 17, 2014 at 10:52 am
RE: Death Penalty - by Dystopia - July 17, 2014 at 1:49 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Chad32 - July 17, 2014 at 2:36 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Dystopia - July 17, 2014 at 4:36 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by The Grand Nudger - July 17, 2014 at 1:56 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by John V - July 17, 2014 at 2:06 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by The Grand Nudger - July 17, 2014 at 2:07 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Chad32 - July 17, 2014 at 4:43 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Dystopia - July 17, 2014 at 4:47 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Chad32 - July 17, 2014 at 4:52 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Dystopia - July 17, 2014 at 4:58 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Chad32 - July 17, 2014 at 5:05 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Dystopia - July 17, 2014 at 5:08 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Ryantology - July 17, 2014 at 9:13 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Jackalope - July 17, 2014 at 9:36 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Minimalist - July 19, 2014 at 2:05 am
RE: Death Penalty - by Chad32 - July 19, 2014 at 9:28 am
RE: Death Penalty - by Minimalist - July 19, 2014 at 4:11 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Chad32 - July 19, 2014 at 4:46 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Welsh cake - July 17, 2014 at 5:06 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Dystopia - July 17, 2014 at 5:30 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by rexbeccarox - July 17, 2014 at 9:06 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Chad32 - July 17, 2014 at 9:08 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by rexbeccarox - July 17, 2014 at 9:13 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Dystopia - July 17, 2014 at 10:00 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Tonus - July 18, 2014 at 7:37 am
RE: Death Penalty - by Dystopia - July 18, 2014 at 8:19 am
RE: Death Penalty - by Tonus - July 18, 2014 at 9:42 am
RE: Death Penalty - by Dystopia - July 18, 2014 at 9:44 am
RE: Death Penalty - by Tonus - July 18, 2014 at 9:53 am
RE: Death Penalty - by Dystopia - July 18, 2014 at 9:56 am
RE: Death Penalty - by Ryantology - July 19, 2014 at 6:28 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Dystopia - July 19, 2014 at 7:27 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Ryantology - July 19, 2014 at 8:25 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Dystopia - July 19, 2014 at 8:28 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by ShaMan - July 17, 2014 at 5:23 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by The Grand Nudger - July 17, 2014 at 10:03 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Dystopia - July 17, 2014 at 10:11 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Chad32 - July 17, 2014 at 10:13 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Dystopia - July 17, 2014 at 10:18 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by The Grand Nudger - July 17, 2014 at 10:14 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Chad32 - July 17, 2014 at 10:25 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Mudhammam - July 18, 2014 at 8:44 am
RE: Death Penalty - by Polaris - July 19, 2014 at 2:08 am
RE: Death Penalty - by Minimalist - July 19, 2014 at 2:15 am
RE: Death Penalty - by The Grand Nudger - July 19, 2014 at 2:14 am
RE: Death Penalty - by Siren - July 19, 2014 at 10:14 am
RE: Death Penalty - by Dystopia - July 19, 2014 at 10:26 am
RE: Death Penalty - by Siren - July 19, 2014 at 10:35 am
RE: Death Penalty - by Dystopia - July 19, 2014 at 2:37 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by LastPoet - July 19, 2014 at 10:31 am
RE: Death Penalty - by Minimalist - July 19, 2014 at 4:49 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Chad32 - July 19, 2014 at 5:27 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Minimalist - July 19, 2014 at 7:34 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Chad32 - July 19, 2014 at 7:43 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Minimalist - July 20, 2014 at 2:55 am
RE: Death Penalty - by The Grand Nudger - July 19, 2014 at 5:40 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by The Grand Nudger - July 19, 2014 at 7:29 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Dystopia - July 19, 2014 at 7:31 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by The Grand Nudger - July 19, 2014 at 7:51 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by The Grand Nudger - July 19, 2014 at 8:30 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Dystopia - July 19, 2014 at 8:42 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by The Grand Nudger - July 20, 2014 at 12:07 am
RE: Death Penalty - by rexbeccarox - July 23, 2014 at 10:03 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Dystopia - July 23, 2014 at 10:24 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by rexbeccarox - July 23, 2014 at 10:34 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Minimalist - July 23, 2014 at 10:19 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Chad32 - July 23, 2014 at 10:38 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Dystopia - July 23, 2014 at 10:39 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Chad32 - July 23, 2014 at 10:45 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Jackalope - July 23, 2014 at 10:52 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by rexbeccarox - July 23, 2014 at 10:55 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Jackalope - July 23, 2014 at 11:28 pm
RE: Death Penalty - by Dystopia - July 23, 2014 at 10:58 pm

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