The Tennessee Supreme Court on Wednesday temporarily blocked a lower court’s order that would have let media witnesses view more parts of state-run executions.
The ruling restores the prior process ahead of the May 21 scheduled execution of Tony Carruthers, and it will remain in place during an ongoing appeal. The order expanding access had not yet been in effect during any execution.
In January, a Nashville judge issued a temporary injunction favoring a coalition of news organizations including The Associated Press. The group sued over claims that state execution protocols unconstitutionally limit thorough and accurate reporting.
I feel like they do more work to protect the viewers from having to clutch their pearls, than they do the executed. We know a bullet moves fast enough to render a man dead before they can perceive what happened — problem solved. We don’t know whether anesthetics actually stop the pain, or if it simply stops reaction and memory formation. Yet, despite what we don’t know, we choose the option which looks/seems more humane. It’s rather interesting.
“Interesting” is also an interesting way to put it. I would’ve chosen more fitting words like ‘barbaric’, ‘cruel’, and downright ‘evil’.
Yeah, I agree morally. From the perspective of understanding how humans reason about matters, it’s interesting too because it sheds more light on how easily we can misplace our good intentions too. Surely lethal injection was introduced as a more humane option, yet, here we are. The species is one that I am sure aliens will find instructive, perhaps in how not to live.
How do you know that? Have you asked someone who was shot how much pain they were in? The state shouldn’t be allowed to execute their problems.