Botched execution shows death penalty must end

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Botched execution shows death penalty must end

Post by Denise » Wed Mar 14, 2018 7:52 am

“The events surrounding this execution attempt highlight the brokenness of the death penalty,â€￾
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Post by KarlB » Wed Mar 14, 2018 12:33 pm

On his execution date, Hamm was strapped to a gurney for two and a half hours as prison medical officials were unable to find a suitable vein for the lethal injection. Hamm’s lawyers say they found 11 puncture wounds, including six in his groin area, following the execution attempt. The execution was halted shortly before midnight, when the death warrant was due to expire.
I'd heard about this. It was a precitable fiasco given Hamm's damaged veins as a result of cancer. Good grief he'd already spent 30 years in prison. If that, along with this botched execution, isn't grounds for commutation what is?
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