DEATH ROW--death penalty in America

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ARIZONA UNDER FIRE -- EXECUTED INMATE LINGERS FOR 2 HOURS



Joseph Wood ^ killed his ex-girlfriend and her father back in 1989.

Yesterday he was put to death in Arizona after unsuccessfully appealing his death sentence based on the fact that the state wouldn't disclose the details of its injection drugs and it could cause pain and suffering ("cruel and unusual").

To the joy of death penalty opponents, Wood lingered on and on and on -- taking almost two hours to die.

To paraphrase who's saying what about it:
-Wood's lawyer says that Wood was in pain and grunting; terrible to watch his agony. The American Civil Liberties Union joined in his outrage.

-His victims' family says, "meh, he was snoring and that's easy punishment for what he did".

-Governor Jan Brewer says, "it shouldn't have taken so long and we'll look into it, but there was nothing cruel or unusual about it".

-A federal judge ordered local officials to preserve all physical evidence in Wood's execution (Wood's lawyer is demanding an independent investigation).

Ref: http://edition.cnn.com/2014/07/24/justic...?hpt=hp_t4

The Dietz executions. Fucker deserved whatever pain and suffering he got.