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What is the name of the drug that is administered intravenously to execute the death penalty?
And what is the kind of gas that is used in the gas chamber?
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Execution by gas has been accomplished by mixing acid with sodium cyanide. HCN kills by prenenting oxygen transport in blood. It is a stupid choice. Carbon monoxide would be much more humane. Remember how often it kills people because they cannot detect it.
As for lethat injection: Sodium Thiopental causes unconsciousness. Pancuronium Bromide stops respiration. Potassium Chloride stops heart.
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I think these days they mostly use potassium chloride (KCl) to stop the heart, but they give a barbiturate first so there is no discomfort though how they know there's no discomfort escapes me
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No discomfort? What a very, very odd phrase. No discomfort.
Why, you know, that's an out and out lie, when you think about it:
NO
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DISCOMFORT
There is not way on God's Green Earth, under the circumstances, that could be a true statement. Sheesh.
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Dear Ww: it seems to be an improvement over the concoction given Socrates by the oh-so-civilized Greeks.
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WW>> In death one finds the greatest peace.
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In reply to:
In death one finds the greatest peace.
In it. Perhaps. But not in the preceding moments to this most horrible, barbaric closing of the door.
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Too bad the peace cannot be enjoyed.
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WW: you did read the white lettering, I hope. I guess I should have added a "sardonic-e"
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Hey, Wolfaholic! I wasn't sheeshing you; I was sheeshing the they in your white. I guess I needed to make my sheesh reference clear. Sorry 'bout my exasperation expressed above. It definitely wasn't pointed at you! Best regards, WW
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