Ahhh yes, there just might be a silver lining in one of the dark clouds of our society. According to Karen Kaplan, writer for the leftist publication, the Los Angeles Times (April 15, 2005), lethal injections may not be painless. According to this bleeding heart, “Death by lethal injection, adopted by 37 states as a painless method of execution, actually might inflict enormous suffering on the condemned because of a routine failure to use enough anesthesia”…the toxicology data indicate that the condemned might be fully aware as they are dying." The writer added that“an inmate facing death probably is anxious and fearful and would require more anesthesia than a typical surgical patient.” (Karen apparently has never had surgery. I have; I was tense; I wanted the maximum dose; it worked out.)
FINALLY…SOME GOOD NEWS. The key words here are “the condemned” and “might be fully aware”. THAT, Karen, my bleeding heart friend, is the idea. In the old days, before the bleeding hearts took over this country, the bad guys were hung in the center of town, for all to see. I believe it is fair to say that they were “fully aware” that they were dying. That was the idea! The unlucky ones were just shot at close range. Another indication that they knew they were dying.
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