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Warpy

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4. Expired drugs lose potency

Reply to TexasTowelie (Reply #2)

Thu Mar 23, 2017, 10:50 PM

Mar 2017

They don't turn into poison, they just don't work any more.

I don't know shy they don't just OD them on fentanyl if they want executions that are easier on jailers and observers who believe in murdering their fellow citizens as punishment for murder.

I just hope they're not still trying to use versed, it's a really bad drug to use for an execution, it doesn't even work that well for short medical procedures.

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Arkansas plans to put eight inmates to death over a 10-day period [View all] TexasTowelie Mar 2017 OP

What is it? MFM008 Mar 2017 #1

How dare they let one of the ingredients expire in the lethal cocktail expire. TexasTowelie Mar 2017 #2

I know MFM008 Mar 2017 #3

Expired drugs lose potency Warpy Mar 2017 #4

I saw a tv show that advocated hypoxia as an execution method. forgotmylogin Mar 2017 #6

Yeah, you're right. forgotmylogin Mar 2017 #5