Re: Victim's family 'devastated' by execution delay


Bo Raxo wrote:
Carmen wrote:

They can find medical professionals willing to perform the task; but
apparently none willing to possibly give up their MD license for the
operation.

This isn't euthanizing someone who is terminally ill and asking to die.
This is killing someone who is strapped down, someone who does not
want to die and cannot defend themself. It is incompatible with being
a physician, and if the licensing body determines that removing such an
individual from their ranks is best then so be it. With actions come
consequences. That how Morales ended up where he is.


I read a serious suggestion in my local newspaper that they use a
vetrinarian to do it, on the theory that they know how to euthanize
animals. Holy crap, that's how low we've sunk - we really are
literally ready to treat human beings like animals.

Now that's degrading for our entire society. People complain that
porn, or prostitution, or violence on TV is debasing our society. But
hey, putting someone down like an animal, by the very people who really
do put down animals, they don't see the degradation in our humanity in
that.

The overwhelming majority of this country's citizens claim to worship
the teachings of Jesus Christ. I seem to recall one of his tenets
being that how we treat the least among us will be how he remembers us.
Well, Michael Morales is the least among us. And all those good
Christians are at the head of the line, howling for his blood.

I know. I gave up on religion mostly because I didn't want to be one
of them. I figured you could take away the good life lessons and leave
the rest. It's worked for me.

One thing that puzzles me in all this is why they don't use a tried and
true humane method of execution - maybe even see if they can arrange to
get its inventor to administer it. Dr. Jack Kevorkian invented a
machine that allowed the people who wanted to commit suicide a humane
and painless death. It is possible to do it, so why on earth aren't
they using his regimen? BTW, I'm not being a smart ass when I say
this. It's an honest question. As things stand now, the death penalty
is legal. The law says it must be done in a humane fashion.
Kevorkian's method certainly met that standard. The judge said a
medically trained person must be in attendance to administer the drugs.
Kevorkian is medically trained. If he's willing, see if Michigan will
loan him out for executions. Problem solved.

Carmen

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