[Faline]

An Ohio killer appeared to gasp several times as a previously unused combination of drugs was used to execute him.




It took more than 15 minutes for Dennis McGuire to die after doses of two drugs, the sedative midazolam and the painkiller hydromorphone, were used in the lethal injection.

It was one of the longest executions since Ohio resumed capital punishment in 1999.

McGuire received the death penalty for the 1989 rape and fatal stabbing of Joy Stewart, a pregnant woman, in Preble County in western Ohio.

Shortly before he was put to death, McGuire said: "I'm going to heaven, I'll see you there when you come."

His daughter, Amber, said "Oh my God" as she watched her father's final moments. His adult children sobbed in a witness room.

Officials opted for the new execution method when supplies of the state's previous drug dried up after the maker decided it no longer wanted it used for lethal injections.

Federal public defender Allen Bohnert called McGuire's death "a failed, agonising experiment by the state of Ohio".

Prior to the execution, McGuire's lawyers warned that he was at substantial risk of a medical phenomenon known as air hunger, which would cause him to experience terror as he strained to catch his breath.

But Ohio officials presented counter evidence disputing the risk.

A statement released by Carol Avery, the sister of McGuire's victim, said: "We have forgiven him, but that does not negate the need for him to pay for his actions."

Ms Stewart's slaying went unsolved for 10 months until McGuire, jailed on an unrelated assault and hoping to improve his legal situation, told investigators he had information about the woman's death.

His attempts to blame the crime on his brother-in-law quickly unravelled and soon he was accused of being the killer.

More than a decade later, DNA evidence confirmed McGuire's guilt, and he acknowledged that he was responsible in a letter to the state's governor last month.

McGuire, 53, sought a reprieve in recent weeks but his legal team's argument that a jury never got to hear the full extent of his chaotic and abusive childhood was dismissed.

[Flaka]

Fuck him. Hope it was painful!

[shinycatcreations]

Another story I'm torn about. In my opinion, people like this should be tortured in the middle of the street in front of a mob, then hidden somewhere to die an agonizing death with thier wounds not treated. BUT....since the u.s. don't roll like that and we are "civilized" compared to some other countries then I think it should have been quicker like it was supposed to be. Either long and drug out on purpose or quick like it's supposed to be. Do I make any sense? Lol

[slapchoppa]

fuck that guy. 15 minutes was too quick.

[Azimuth]

Originally Posted by Flaka ↗

Fuck him. Hope it was painful!

Yeah I'm going to have to agree with you on this one for sure.

[Blewvane]

Anyone found guilty of committing rape, murder, or other extreme acts of violence should be sentenced to death. The sentence should be carried out immediately and their death should be swift.
In this case the man was being executed for his crime, their is no greater punishment available. The victims family should have been given the option to carry out the sentence to provide them with closure if they desired so. Someone should be held accountable for this very large fuckup.
Torturing a criminal during sentence execution is immoral, no matter what crime they committed. As i have always said, if something needs to die then it has the right to die quickly. How can an advanced civilized society condone tourturing a human condemned to death and claim a moral high ground?

What sort of society do you want your children to inherit from us? Any sane person wanting to be taken seriously would want their kids to live in a law abiding, civilized, polite, and free society that strived to be better than the previous generation.

[Shadedwill]

Just put me under and shove a sharpened screwdriver up and under the back of my skull, into the foramen magnum

[Megamel29]

Originally Posted by Blewvane ↗

Someone should be held accountable for this very large fuckup.
Torturing a criminal during sentence execution is immoral, no matter what crime they committed. As i have always said, if something needs to die then it has the right to die quickly. How can an advanced civilized society condone tourturing a human condemned to death and claim a moral high ground?

What sort of society do you want your children to inherit from us? Any sane person wanting to be taken seriously would want their kids to live in a law abiding, civilized, polite, and free society that strived to be better than the previous generation.

You have an excellent point but what is the solution? Is there a different combination of drugs that would be more effective? Or maybe we go back to using the electric chair? Well, that's probably too painful too.

I'm sure his victim suffered far more than he did, but yeah torture isn't allowed for this rapist/killer.

[Blewvane]

Originally Posted by Megamel29 ↗

You have an excellent point but what is the solution? Is there a different combination of drugs that would be more effective? Or maybe we go back to using the electric chair? Well, that's probably too painful too.

I'm sure his victim suffered far more than he did, but yeah torture isn't allowed for this rapist/killer.

My heart does not bleed for that cunts suffering, i hope it hurt, but that does not change the fact that it is wrong.
There are other methods of execution that are far quicker and less painful than the electric chair and lethal injection.
Inert gas asphyxiation is one of them.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitrogen_asphyxiation
Another way would be to destroy the brain stem, maybe use a 1 ounce slug or 00 buck shell fired from a shot gun. Messy but quick, cheap, and effective.

[Megamel29]

Originally Posted by Blewvane ↗

My heart does not bleed for that cunts suffering, i hope it hurt, but that does not change the fact that it is wrong.
There are other methods of execution that are far quicker and less painful than the electric chair and lethal injection.
Inert gas asphyxiation is one of them.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitrogen_asphyxiation
Another way would be to destroy the brain stem, maybe use a 1 ounce slug or 00 buck shell fired from a shot gun. Messy but quick, cheap, and effective.

I think probably the inert gas asphyxiation would be more likely than anything with a gun. Sounds like an inexpensive, quick and painless way to take someone out.

And I don't mind that this murderer suffered. But the law is against that, so