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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 Wednesday October 05 2016, @10:33AM
Execution and war is just murder with a license. Manslaughter is not murder either. It is still considered wrong.
We probably don't even know what the Jews in 500 BC considered murder and what not. It may differ from what we call murder. Oh, and its not only English. Most European languages use something closer to "kill", including Greek I think.
Obviously any rule can have exceptions and any crime has circumstances that may or may not excuse it.
But is this not all beside the point? There are passages in the bible that call for the killing of gays, criminals, unbelievers, etc. It does not say: You shall setup a fair court of law and consider the circumstances and perhaps, if it is really needed, humanly execute the criminal. There are also passages that say we should forgive and be peaceful etc. I guess everybody can find something in there. But the point is, it does not make for a very consistent document. If you want to abolish execution, I would not quote the bible, as (as we have seen in this thread) it is not that productive to do so....
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Wednesday October 05 2016, @01:23PM
The Bible says a lot of things. I have pointed out that it DOES NOT say "thou shalt not kill". The Christian/Jewish/Muslim God does indeed approve of killing. Killing isn't evil, the motive behind the killing is evil or not evil. And THAT is one of the serious problems people have with evaluating the religions. God and/or Jesus care less about what you DO, than about your REASONS for doing them.
But, that's way over some people's heads.
Murder is both a sin and a crime, in anyone's book. The reasons for which criminals are put to death is neither a sin, nor a crime. That, despite the fact that some people are wrongly condemned.