The AP recently reported that the state of Tennessee decided that the classic "three drug cocktail" used for lethal injection actually caused unnecessary pain to the person being executed. So far, this is the third such ruling, and all three rulings have come from entirely different regions in America. The basic idea is that if the inmate is not given enough anesthesia (one of the three drugs in the cocktail) they will fell pain caused by the other two drugs (one to paralyze the muscles and one to stop the heart).
Some critics do not feel that this ruling will not change the death penalty; only delay current death sentences. However, this ruling could lead to many states conducting their own investigations in the area of lethal injections. Since lethal injection is the most common form of execution, a change in the system could put a huge damper on death-row. This might be an indirect route, but it could lead to reform in the legal system that many death sentence opponents have been looking for.
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It could be worse, they could be using electrocution....
I do think it would be nice to make sure they die with little pain as possible. I may be in the minority with this... But even though the did cause great pain, does not mean we have to be that way to them. I would like to see a long term study of this though.
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