In Texas, a Brave, New Lethal Injection

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Updated 12:12 p.m.: The Supreme Court granted a temporary stay of the execution of Cleve Foster based on whether he received adequate counsel during the course his trial.


RAYMOND BONNER
APR 5 2011, 7:53 AM ET
Texas prison officials are about to carry out an execution with a combination of drugs and procedures that they have not used before, and that a veterinarian is proscribed from using when terminating an animal's life.

In order to minimize pain and suffering of animals being put to sleep, Texas has adopted detailed regulations. Only a licensed veterinarian may administer the drugs, the dosage is determined by the animal's weight, and even the lighting in the room is regulated by law.

When it comes to carrying out executions of death-row inmates, however, the state does not take the same care. The Texas legislature has given the director of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice the absolute power to decide on the drugs used and how they will be administered. The current director is a former corrections officer with no training in anesthesiology, pharmacology, or science.


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"It is no exaggeration to say that Texas regulates the euthanasia of reptiles more strictly than the execution of human beings," the report concludes.

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http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2011/04/in-texas-a-brave-new-lethal-injection/236800/

[Tejas]

1. Kidnapped, raped, shot a 28 year old female and threw her in a ditch.

Send him to hell in whatever fashion your heart desires, but send him.