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Ohio will adopt a new (classic) execution protocol and resume executions on Jan. 12, 2017:
The state of Ohio plans to resume executions in 2017 with a new three-drug combination. The state will use the drugs midazolam, rocuronium bromide and potassium chloride. To make the switch the state is expected to adopt [a] new execution protocol by the end of the week. The state hasn't executed anyone since January 2014.
The new drug mix is really a return to one the state used for 10 years. "The department used a similar combination from 1999 to 2009, and last year, the Supreme Court of the United States upheld the use of this specific three-drug combination," said JoEllen Smith, a spokeswoman for the Department of Rehabilitation and Correction.
Ohio has had trouble getting drugs to use for lethal injections in part because pharmaceutical companies don't want their medical products used for killing people. Two years ago European pharmaceutical companies blocked further sales on moral and legal grounds. Ohio has looked for other options, but all have obstacles.
For background, Wikipedia offers: Midazolam, rocuronium bromide, and potassium chloride.
(Score: 2) by moondrake on Tuesday October 04 2016, @12:12PM
Actually, I consider myself some sort of Christian, but most other Christians would probably not consider me as such.
I would for instance tell you that the whole book (old and new) is written by good and bad people, and intended for a certain place and time, and not free from propaganda either. The comment was a bit tongue-in-cheek, but the deeper point of the post was that I feel killing people for crimes in modern societies does not make sense. And I also do not think its the (morally) right thing to do.
The ten commandments are pretty central to most branches of Christianity. If it was no longer relevant, why would they even include that part in e.g the Catholic bible? Various churches are happy enough to cherry-pick lines from OT versus to condemn certain things. Forbidding pork was simply not useful for people within the Church.
Several parts in the NT strongly supports and endorses the "not kill/murder", I could have selected one of those. And there is a lot of emphasis on forgiving, sure. And yet, there are other passages that say we should kill certain people (take a look at Romans) for things that I do not feel are crimes. Obviously I _have_ to take things out of context if I am going to compare different parts of the bible because the book is not a story set in one context (and written by different people). As a moral compass, this is going to cause problems: which verse takes precedence. Is this consistency?
So in summary I still think the book is inconsistent, and an be interpreted in many ways. Perhaps that was the point. But there is nothing naive or uncharitable about that.
(Score: 2) by art guerrilla on Tuesday October 04 2016, @01:14PM
"Actually, I consider myself some sort of Christian, but most other Christians would probably not consider me as such."
and THAT is an issue right there: the mainstream of xtianity has essentially abandoned xtianity in favor of social issues and damning *everyone else* to perdition (not to mention wishing to invoke their own (you know, 'correct') version of 'sharia' law)...
i would *think* (setting aside any issues of 'faith' and other bullshit) that following the teaching and tenets of the bible/jesus/xtianity (much like nearly ANY religion which has the same basic human morals that even atheists share) would lead one to being a more peaceful, NOT warlike person... unfortunately, there are too few xtians who appear to share that outlook; i guess they enjoy the smiting too much...
it amazes me just how many self-professed xtians GLADLY sign up for CAESAR's army to murder on behalf of Empire...
wtf ? ? ?
rendering unto caesar = murdering for Empire ? ? ?
and THOSE are 'good xtian warriors' ? ? ?
i don't get it...
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Tuesday October 04 2016, @05:27PM
Render unto Caesar that which is Ceasar's.
Your constitution (if you're American) states that you owe years of service to your government. By law, you are a member of the Militia from age 18 until about age 40, whether you ever sign into a formal military organization. The government lays claim to your life, and the Bible says to give the government what it claims. You didn't, I presume?