Oklahoma Uses Animal Drugs to Execute inmate…

I am a BIG supporter of the Death Penalty I wish we would use it WAY MORE OFTEN!

In California:

Judge blocks California execution; drug about to expire

SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge on Tuesday blocked what would have been California’s first execution in nearly five years, giving a death row inmate two days away from receiving a lethal injection a reprieve likely to last month’s.

U.S. District Court Judge Jeremy Fogel canceled the execution of Albert Greenwood Brown after the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ordered him to use different legal standards to reconsider his previous decision clearing the way for the lethal injection.

We refused to use the Death Penalty because our supply of lethal injection drugs was “Expiring”… I ask you to think about that for a moment. We have thousands sitting on Death Row for extremely violent crimes. And we let our means to rid the world of these slugs EXPIRE… Not only that, but we are concerned that the “Expiration date” would make these slugs exit from this world uncomfortable….

In Oklahoma they found another way to do the job:

Oklahoma executes man using new drug combination

MCALESTER, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma officials executed a convicted murderer Thursday using a drug combination that includes a sedative commonly used to euthanize animals, after a nationwide shortage of a key ingredient forced the state to tinker with the usual formula.

John David Duty was pronounced dead at 6:18 p.m. at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary. The 58-year-old, who was sentenced to die for strangling his cellmate nearly a decade ago, is believed to be the first person in the United States whose execution included the use of pentobarbital.

Strapped to a gurney and wearing an eye patch over his right eye, the heavyset Duty apologized to his victim’s family.

“I hope one day you’ll be able to forgive me, not for my sake, but for your own,” Duty said. “Thank you, Lord Jesus. I’m ready to go home.”

He also acknowledged three of his attorneys and his brother and sister-in-law, all of whom witnessed the execution from an adjacent room. “You’ve all been a blessing,” he told them.

The lethal drugs began to flow at 6:12 p.m., and Duty’s breathing became labored one minute later. At 6:15 p.m., he appeared to stop breathing and the color began to drain from his face.

Personally I don’t care how these slugs get out of here, I suggest double taps and it’s far cheaper…. Kudos to Oklahoma for taking care of business.