Failed Execution

Failed Execution
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/18/us/18ohio.html?ref=us
In Ohio Cincinnati, the execution of Romell Broom, a convicted rapist-murderer, was halted when technicians were unable to inject him with lethal drugs. A federal judge ordered that the inmate be deposed for federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Ohio’s lethal injection procedure. Lethal injection as a means for punishment is not an ideal system, and is commonly regarded as cruel and unusual punishment, especially in cases where the execution is flawed. A comment from Mr. Stebbins, an assistant public defender, states that there are ‘insufficient protections built into the Ohio procedures that guarantee it will be a painless execution” and that they” don’t cover all issues like in Mr. Broom’s case.”

My first reaction was that this was a fairly unremarkable story. When it comes down to it, who really worries if a convicted killer goes through some unnecessary pain? Then I went through the rest of the article and realized that there is more to it than that. There aren’t just these nameless faceless people facing lethal injection. They are just like us, human, and they have to suffer through torture. If the point of sentencing death is to make sure they can’t continue with their actions, to just remove their life quickly and without pain, then why are we using these excruciating means?

My first reaction was also that there was something off about this article. After reading through it once more I realized that there is a lack of emotion found in these people who are trying to dispose of the lethal injection. Though they are seemingly trying to pursue a just cause in the removal of this form of execution, they act rather apathetic to the fact that Mr. Broom suffered. Instead they concentrate on the fact that his testimony is a valuable time limited resource.

I personally believe that the way they execute is cruel, and even though the convicted might be well deserving of what they get, there should be a little more humanity and compassion on the part of those executing. Adding insult to injury, they are now trying to use him to make a case against lethal injection before his own scheduled death. They are forgetting that he is in fact a human being, and thinking of him instead as a disposable subject, wanting to first drag out all of the information he can give them relative to their case before letting him die. They may be making a case against a cruel death, but it doesn’t seem like they are particularly trying to help him, but only to justify their own thoughts of lethal injection.

In conclusion, Is it necessary to use this man as a puppet?, Especially, if he will no longer be affected by the outcome by no means, is he really worth hearing a word from, then why use him? Due to his reasoning of being in Prison you think twice to whether or not you really care about the topic, but in good reasoning you draw yourself to think about humanity. The world today stands ground of no mercy, people think they are so grand and intelligent they have no idea of their own ignorance. Every evil person will soon get their punishment, but we have no say in who, what or when. My point is life is just a big crime and there is no way around it, whether you go to church or not sin is bound to be within.