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Eugene

(61,900 posts) Mon Apr 11, 2016, 06:56 PM Apr 2016

Virginia governor says won't sign electric-chair bill for executions

Source: Reuters

RICHMOND, Va. (Reuters) - Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe said on Monday he would not sign a bill passed by the legislature that would order executions by electric chair when lethal-injection drugs are not available.

McAuliffe is recommending instead that state prison officials be allowed to purchase lethal drugs for executions on an emergency basis, with the identities of the pharmacies providing the drugs to be kept secret.

"These amendments deliver a valid path forward to continue VA's capital punishment policy," McAuliffe said on Twitter.

"Our citizens share my concerns and do not wish to be forced into using this terrible form of punishment," he said, referring to the electric chair.

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By Gary Robertson
April 11, 2016

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Virginia governor says won't sign electric-chair bill for executions (Original Post) Eugene Apr 2016 OP

OMG now I've heard everthing farleftlib Apr 2016 #1

There's research that inidicates that electrocution (providing that it's not botched) may be a more Chakab Apr 2016 #2

Humane execution is an oxymoron Major Nikon Apr 2016 #4

ALL methods of execution are barbaric. lastlib Apr 2016 #5

How about putting them "down" like we do dogs and cats? They don't seem to suffer at all. Elmer S. E. Dump Apr 2016 #6

I liked the first paragraph of this story, but it rapidly went downhill (nt) Nye Bevan Apr 2016 #3

farleftlib

(2,125 posts)

1. OMG now I've heard everthing

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Mon Apr 11, 2016, 07:04 PM

Apr 2016

"Our citizens share my concerns and do not wish to be forced into using this terrible form of punishment," he said, referring to the electric chair.

So how is pumping people full of randomly selected drugs any better? The DP is barbaric and all you have to do is look at a list of the other countries that participate in this debacle to see how cruel and out-of-touch our country is.

Chakab

(1,727 posts)

2. There's research that inidicates that electrocution (providing that it's not botched) may be a more

Reply to farleftlib (Reply #1)

Mon Apr 11, 2016, 07:42 PM

Apr 2016

humane way to go out than lethal injection.

I've always found it bizarre that so many people think that other methods of execution are barbaric are relatively comfortable with idea of lethal injection.