2006-09-16 14:49:05 · 11 answers · asked by asprinfree_braindamage_please 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
For the same reason Lemon Pledge has real lemon oil and Country time lemonade has artificial lemon flavoring.
2006-09-16 14:52:05 · answer #1 · answered by Squirrley Temple 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Symbolism more than anything else. The whole point of lethal injection is that it is supposedly neither cruel nor unusual. Though this person is a mudurer, this country is founded on the belief that everyone is equal... and we are big on humanitarian issues. During any other procedure, you would clean the needle and swab the area with disinfectant. To forgo this is to imply that the person to recieve the injection is less than human. While some may argue that someone who commited an act atrocious enough to be put to death does not deserve to be considered human, to imply that they are something less is against the founding beliefs of our society. So, while it is insignificant in reality, it could possibly carry a great deal of symbolic power...
2006-09-16 21:58:50 · answer #2 · answered by seanswimsnrt 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There could be a last-minute reprieve. The prisoner must be treated humanely, up to the moment of death.
2006-09-18 19:19:44 · answer #3 · answered by cosmo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because unsterile needles are a special-order extra cost item with no government specifications written to define what they are.
2006-09-16 21:58:14 · answer #4 · answered by waplambadoobatawhopbamboo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I really have no idea as it is not used in my country, however if you want an opinion I think it's a waste of both the antiseptic and the sterilising solution
2006-09-16 22:50:48 · answer #5 · answered by renclrk 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I always wondered about that one. Maybe so that they can be sure when they use the body for testing that they know the weird serums are from the chemicals that caused the person to be evil enough to earn killing.
2006-09-16 21:54:06 · answer #6 · answered by Doris B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably so the lawyers couldn't scream cruel and unusual punishment at the last second.
2006-09-16 21:57:14 · answer #7 · answered by First Lady 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You forget about also swabbing the area with a disinfectant first.
Political Correctness, perhaps?
If it weren't such a serious issue, it would be laughable.
2006-09-16 21:54:15 · answer #8 · answered by LeAnne 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If they didn't it would be considered "unusual" as in cruel and unusual punishment.
2006-09-16 21:57:47 · answer #9 · answered by Jack S. Buy more ammo! 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
so that in the after life he does not infect anyone .
2006-09-16 21:51:52 · answer #10 · answered by gasmanrolle 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋