SomeAngryIndian

Yeah, I don’t like it so much.

I saw Children of Men the other day (maybe a review will pop up later) and in it there was a product called Quietus. It was a vial filled with a blue liquid that allowed people to die quietly and peacefully.
In the old days, when it came to killing someone democratically, it might have made sense to lop someone’s head off or shoot them against the wall. But did it ever seem practical to electrocute them? Electrocution requires a lot of power and is a very gruesome process. It also didn’t comply with a person’s right to die with dignity. Many people took several flips of the switch to die. They literally cooked in their seats.

When you hang a person, the black shroud isn’t there for them. It is there to prevent sensitive onlookers from being disturbed by the fact that the veins in their neck and head are popping. Sometimes eyeballs will come out. From the perspective of the person being hanged, it is a perverse amusement park ride. All dark — then a drop.
Today, we seat people in a chamber that slowly fills with gas. At this atrocity exhibition, they become slowly aware that they are dying, but are strapped in and prevented to do anything about it. All on public display.

Then there is the lethal injection which, in some cases, requires a second dose. Blood mixes with poison in an extremely painful manner.
If a large dose of Morphine or Codeine can kill a person, why don’t we use a heavy dose of anesthesia for the death penalty as a mandatory? Let us inject them and they slowly drift away on a comfy bed. No pain. Very dignified.

Oh but that’s no fun. There’s no zing, no pop to that sort of castrated spectacle.

Here’s hoping that someday, no man, woman, or child needs to suffer an undignified death. That the thirst for senseless vengeance this misguided sense of justice gives way to fraternity and compassion. Here’s to the death of the death penalty. You will not be missed.