A lawyer for a condemned Ohio prisoner says it could be illegal to execute him because he may be allergic to the anesthesia used in the lethal injection procedure. [AP/Columbus Dispatch via James Taranto, who has additional background]
A lawyer for a condemned Ohio prisoner says it could be illegal to execute him because he may be allergic to the anesthesia used in the lethal injection procedure. [AP/Columbus Dispatch via James Taranto, who has additional background]
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Makes one wonder what’s wrong with Ol’ Sparky. Time to dust him off.
Of more concern would be the allergic reaction to the lethal injection part.
I did write a short story about a lactose intolerant death row inmate enjoying a last meal of cheesecake thinking it wouldn’t matter. The conviction was reversed and the character was sick the first two days of freedom.
Besides which, with the new protocol Ohio uses they could just use the backup from the beginning. Is he claiming to be allergic to both?
gee, its almost like being a murderer is a bad idea.
Hey i am allergic to death, too.
As an anesthesiologist with many decades of experience with thiopental, I can assure you that there will be no reaction, allergic or otherwise, that would occur prior to the onset of death.
I suppose execution by firing squad is out of the question. The EPA would accuse the prison of giving him lead poisoning.