Death Row murderer suffered 'hours of pain' in 'longest execution in US history'

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    [–]IMissPorn 5 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

    There is a third drug (actually first in sequence), a sedative/anesthetic, but because of the paralytic it's really hard to confirm whether this is actually working properly. Honestly this method seems way too complicated. I don't agree with the death penalty anyway, but why not just use fentanyl or something?

    [–]Alan_Crowe 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

    Alcohol (ethanol) would do. It would need a intravenous infusion bag full of the stuff, a syringe full wouldn't do it. But it would work, and every execution would send a useful public health message to young men about binge drinking and alcohol poisoning.