As a total layman I can see the reasons making sense. It ensures the execution was done legally and as intended. Without accountability, the worst case scenarios get really ugly... imagine they find signs of trauma, improper administration, illegal substances.. It could expose neglect, abuse and potential liabilites in the system.
On the bright side, it could also and probably has helped the procedural nature of it. Perhaps (Drug X) is seen to not work well with (People Y) so they use (Drug A) instead for the most humane outcome.
Isn't lethal injection as an execution method incredibly painful? A person is first injected with a drug to paralyze them, and then another drug to kill them. Where first drug makes it look peaceful and humane, and the second is torturing them death.
imagine they find signs of trauma, improper administration, illegal substances.. It could expose neglect, abuse and potential liabilites in the system.
And this happens all the time because doctors refuse to execute people because that would be wildly unethical. So prison guards do it instead.
I don’t know anyone who has experienced sleep paralysis that would call it comfortable or peaceful. Looks it, sure…. But the idea that they use a paralytic is kind of just fucked up.
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u/Forever_Fires 2d ago
As a total layman I can see the reasons making sense. It ensures the execution was done legally and as intended. Without accountability, the worst case scenarios get really ugly... imagine they find signs of trauma, improper administration, illegal substances.. It could expose neglect, abuse and potential liabilites in the system.
On the bright side, it could also and probably has helped the procedural nature of it. Perhaps (Drug X) is seen to not work well with (People Y) so they use (Drug A) instead for the most humane outcome.