Death Row - the last day

[*crikey*mate*]

On their final day leading up to their execution, security measures are significantly increased for the offender,

to prevent them from committing suicide....

[*crikey*mate*]

The seals on the Gas Chambers (in those states where Death by lethal gas is an option) cost approx $US30,000

Maintenance costs make Lethal Gas the most expensive form of execution, so some states have chambers that allow for two offenders to be executed at the same time.

And in some states, the offender can choose which method of execution they prefer, including firing squad and hanging.

Spoiler

Yes Buzz, I am doing my homework.

[trish7025]

interesting..........

[icyfroth]

how do you do a spoiler?

[*crikey*mate*]

In the states where the executioner is a civilian, the civilian is payed $US150 for his role in the execution.

One time there was a suicide attempt. The offender had saved up some tranquilizer tablets and then swallowed them all at once. He was medivaced to a hospital and had his stomach pumped etc, allowed to recover for sufficient time to regain his strength, and on discharge from the hospital was returned directly to the death chamber at a cost of $US60,000.

[*crikey*mate*]

Whilst offenders still get a "last meal", they no longer get a choice as to what it is. They get whatever the rest of the prison population is due to be served on that day.

There are 16 different levels of appeal that each death row offender can exhaust.

One man was granted a stay of execution 2 minutes and 12 seconds before his scheduled death. He was attatched to the equipment in preparation for lethal injection, and the saline drip was in and flowing with the lethal injection loaded.

He was later aquitted of all charges and released.

[*crikey*mate*]

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@icyfroth wrote:

how do you do a spoiler?

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commit a crime penalized by death in a country/state where the death penalty is applicable.

I'd call that a bit of a spoiler, wouldn't you?

Spoiler

you click on the little smiley up there ^^^^ with the white paint splotch on his head. It's next to the strike through and directly under the HTML tab. Then just type after the cursor.

[icyfroth]

ok thx 🙂

[the_great_she_elephant]

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@crikey*mate wrote:

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@icyfroth wrote:

how do you do a spoiler?

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commit a crime penalized by death in a country/state where the death penalty is applicable.

I'd call that a bit of a spoiler, wouldn't you?

Spoiler

you click on the little smiley up there ^^^^ with the white paint splotch on his head. It's next to the strike through and directly under the HTML tab. Then just type after the cursor.

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Or be falsely convicted in one of those countries. There are three innocent  men walking round Perth at the moment who wouldn't be here if we had the death penalty.

[kengillard]

How barbaric!