Many of you may have heard that the execution of Romell Broom, 53, in Ohio was postponed after technicians tried and failed for more than two hours to maintain an IV connection in order to inject him with lethal drugs.
Ohio wants to try to kill Mr. Broom, again. Further, they do not want to examine the process.
That does not mean there will be a review of the larger issue of lethal injections," a state official said last Wednesday. "That's been settled. Obviously yesterday demonstrated that we have a problem with this particular set of circumstances."
What the Ohio officials fail to recognize is that "this particular set of circumstances," is not something limited to one person. Instead, "this particular set of circumstances" is the act of killing another human being. This is only the last botched attempted execution if it is the last attempted execution.
It can happen here, too. In fact, it will unless we get out of the business of killing fellow humans.
http://www.nowpublic.com/world/romell-broom-execution-hold-over-unsuitable-veins
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