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The US Supreme Court has upheld the use of lethal injection as a means of execution for prisoners. Two Kentucky inmates challenged the use of lethal injection, citing it as cruel and unusual punishment, which has resulted in executions, nationwide, being put on hold while the court reviewed the case. The court rejected the case by a vote of 7 to 2 however.

Now, if only they would do something about inmates sitting on death row for years (sometimes even decades) before finally getting executed.

States began using the three-drug method in 1978 as an alternative to historic methods of execution such as electrocution.

However, in recent years there have been botched lethal injection executions in Florida and California, in which inmates took up to 30 minutes to die.

A 2005 study also sparked controversy by suggesting the amount of sedation given might not be enough to stop the inmate feeling the painful effects of the other drugs - but would prevent him crying out.

I can understand the concern over their deaths not being quick which essentially results in the prisoner being “tortured” to death. (I confess that a part of me thinks they probably deserve it, but that’s for another time.) However, when it comes to execution, it seems that lethal injection is actually the most “humane” method to date. Death by electrocution, is messy, painful, and takes a long time to be sure the prisoner is dead. Firing squad, also does not ensure that death will come quickly. Unless one of the shooters hits a vital spot, say the heart, there is no guarantee that the prisoner will die quickly and not in severe pain. Hanging/strangulation, again, not necessarily quick either. Unless the neck snaps immediately, they’re going to hanging there for a bit.

Frankly, I can’t help but to wonder if this was really just another attempt to have execution eliminated entirely.

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That would be China’s solution to making the air safer to breath for the Olympic athletes in Beijing during the upcoming Olympic games. Never mind the fact that they’ve known since 2001 that they would be host to the games and that they promised the pollution levels would be down by the time of the games. They’ve had well over six years to work on their pollution, but has China done anything?

That would be a big fat NO.

So, on July 20th, 2008 all building construction will come to a halt. No construction, digging, pouring or laying concrete, and no outdoor spray-painting. Also, some 19 businesses have also been told to cut their emissions by 30% as well. So basically, they’re hoping that this 3 week halt of construction will lower the pollution levels in time for the games. A three week period to do what they could have been working on for the past couple of years. Talk about a last ditch effort combined with stupidity.

I’m still at a loss as to why Beijing is hosting the games anyway.

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