Texas faces looming shortage of execution drug pentobarbital

[mc51tc]

"Suppliers baulk at providing sedatives to the US state that executes more inmates than any other"

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/aug/02/texas-shortage-execution-drug-pentobarbital

Will the gas chamber or electric chair be brought back for executions in Texas? Will executions have to be delayed?

[Xipe Totec]

1. Helium. Effective, AND entertaining.

captioned for the humor impaired.

[customerserviceguy]

2. Seriously

what's wrong with propofol? The murderers won't feel a thing, unlike their victims.

[Cronus Protagonist]

5. "Jackie Juice"

I heard it was very effective at executions when it came up during a murder trial.

[truth2power]

3. I heard about this on the car radio yesterday...

The report said that names of pharma companies here in the States who manufacture the drug are "secret". Reason is so people won't gather at their corporate headquarters to protest.

Just one more thing that's secret!

[They_Live]

4. "paging George Zimmerman...

please report to the killing room immediately and pick up the red courtesy phone."

[Rhiannon12866]

6. Unbelievable!

Some of the absurd and unbelievable things now happening in this country make me wonder if I'm having an awfully bad dream...