Results: This is a survey about the death penalty. Canada doesn't have it. The US has it in some states but not in others. Shouldn't it be in all states or not at all? Why should it matter where you kill someone?
Published on 04/01/2024
Idaho recently had to halt a planned execution after 8 failed attempts to insert an IV line to carry out the lethal injection. This case raised several issues that I thought were worthy of further discussion.
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1.
Three medical team members tried eight times to establish an IV. In some cases, they couldn't access the vein, and in others they could but had concerns about vein quality. They attempted sites in his arms, legs, hands and feet. This raised some issues. Which of them do you agree with.
After 8 unsuccessful attempts to start an IV, additional attempts might be classed as "cruel and unusual punishment" prompting the cancellation of the execution.
17%
383 votes
If a prisoner has bad veins, this should not reward the prisoner while punishing others who do have good veins.
17%
380 votes
If a prisoner has bad veins, an alternative execution method should be used.
41%
902 votes
If after 3 attempts have been made to execute a prisoner the process has failed, the death sentence should be commuted to life in prison.
15%
325 votes
Other (please specify)
2%
48 votes
Not Applicable
33%
732 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 0.44% | 9 | |
| the same way they murdered the victim | 0.05% | 1 |
| instantly shoot to kill to save taxpayers money | 0.05% | 1 |
| Don’t leave it to shoulds and coulds. Make laws covering such events and let the legal system dictate what must be followed just like double indemnity and other instances of concern. | 0.05% | 1 |
| . | 0.05% | 1 |
| Use the electric chair or hanging instead | 0.05% | 1 |
| he is sentenced to death and should be executed. | 0.05% | 1 |
| Kill them all! | 0.05% | 1 |
| Sorry, this is really hard for me! Canadian, but the Lord did decree an Eye for an Eye. | 0.05% | 1 |
| The death penalty should be unlawful. | 0.05% | 1 |
| Sparky!!! | 0.05% | 1 |
| Do not believe in murder righteous or otherwise | 0.05% | 1 |
| My answer would depend on having knowledge of the Crime. | 0.05% | 1 |
| Find the reason why it failed; research prisoner’s past medical history and prepare in a ethical manner | 0.05% | 1 |
| They should be sure that the person is hydrated before attempting to do IV. | 0.05% | 1 |
| use firing squad. | 0.05% | 1 |
| Their are specialists who deal with difficult veins. | 0.05% | 1 |
| I am against the death penalty. | 0.05% | 1 |
| They should chose another method. | 0.05% | 1 |
| Thou Shalt Not Kill. | 0.05% | 1 |
| Use a different method | 0.05% | 1 |
| Use whatever means necessary, like the electric chair. | 0.05% | 1 |
| NO Death Penalty at all! I would rather see life in prison for them. | 0.05% | 1 |
| BRING BACK FIRING SQUARS | 0.05% | 1 |
| Firing squad,Hanging,Electric chair. | 0.05% | 1 |
| If you're not an American citizen, why is it any of your business what laws apply in what states? | 0.05% | 1 |
| Ex | 0.05% | 1 |
| .45 to the brain works everytime. | 0.05% | 1 |
| Firing squads would eliminate the troubles listed above. | 0.05% | 1 |
| There should be no death penalty | 0.05% | 1 |
| Hydrate! | 0.05% | 1 |
| put the IV in there leg or there neck | 0.05% | 1 |
| The government should not be killing people. | 0.05% | 1 |
| Shoot them in the head | 0.05% | 1 |
| What gives the State the right to "judicially kill"? | 0.05% | 1 |
| Hang them or a firing squad | 0.05% | 1 |
| abolish the death penalty | 0.05% | 1 |
| I don't think the death penalty should be a thing. It's barbaric. | 0.05% | 1 |
| Ban the death penalty altogether. | 0.05% | 1 |
| they need put it in a pill form | 0.05% | 1 |
2.
2.
The prisoner been in prison for half a century, convicted of five murders in three states and suspected of several more. He was already serving a life term when he beat a fellow inmate to death in 1981 — the crime for which he was to be executed. Which of the following do you agree with?
Since he had already been convicted of 5 previous murders and added an additional one while in prison, the right to appeal the 6th one should have been disallowed and the execution carried out in 1981 or as soon as possible after the event.
36%
782 votes
Since he had already been convicted of 5 previous murders and added an additional one while in prison, the death sentence should have been automatically linked to his previous convictions and carried out without a trial.
25%
551 votes
If there are enough legal arguments to delay the punishment from 1981 until 2024, there can no longer be a fair trial and the death sentence should be rescinded.
7%
148 votes
The death sentence is applied haphazardly from one state to another:. It is inconsistently applied to similar crimes and criminals. It is biased based on racial prejudice, the financial status of the accused, media exposure, the whims of the judge and jury and other factors. As a result, the death penalty should be declared unconstitutional since all citizens are supposed to be equal before the law and they obviously are not..
14%
307 votes
Other (please specify)
2%
33 votes
Not Applicable
36%
796 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 0.60% | 11 | |
| honored the appeal process but this guy has been here long enough | 0.05% | 1 |
| Thou Shalt Not Kill! | 0.05% | 1 |
| Should we citizens consider the prisoners are not justly tried in a corrupt judicial public system? | 0.05% | 1 |
| No further trial necessary | 0.05% | 1 |
| Trusting in the Lord's word. | 0.05% | 1 |
| Should have been killed on the first conviction. | 0.05% | 1 |
| & The Worse of all is that the Judicial System is Just as Corruption as ALL !! | 0.05% | 1 |
| If you are proven to be a murder beyond a shadow of a doubt than you should be executed | 0.05% | 1 |
| I wonder if the people he killed had an option of how they wanted to die or not to die. This is all a bunch of BS. | 0.05% | 1 |
| I struggle with the death penalty, even though I think some definitely deserve it. | 0.05% | 1 |
| instantly shoot to kill to save taxpayers money | 0.05% | 1 |
| Alternative method used. | 0.05% | 1 |
| ... | 0.05% | 1 |
| unsure | 0.05% | 1 |
| Such a violent man probably should have been under psychiatric care. | 0.05% | 1 |
| Shoot them in the head | 0.05% | 1 |
| Contre | 0.05% | 1 |
| I death permanently | 0.05% | 1 |
| .45 to the brain, the day he was found guilty, would have saved MILLIONS of $. | 0.05% | 1 |
| Why is this of such interest to you? | 0.05% | 1 |
| SOLITARY CONFINEMENT FOR DURATION OF SENTENCE! | 0.05% | 1 |
| DEATH PENALTY EVERYWHERES AND NO APPEALS. | 0.05% | 1 |
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3.
There were some other issues raised by this botched execution. Which of the following do you agree with?
The warden announced he was halting the execution The corrections department then said its death warrant would expire. There should not be a warrant with an expiry time since this merely encourages even more delaying tactics.
21%
464 votes
Finding a vein for an IV is something ordinary citizens often have to put up with so the solution should be to find a better qualified IV technician rather than using poorly trained prison staff.
29%
633 votes
Attorneys filed late appeals hoping to stop the execution including about how the state obtained the lethal drug and how it was to be administered. Since these methods are well established there is no burden of proof to justify further delay.
13%
284 votes
Other (please specify)
2%
40 votes
Not Applicable
40%
880 votes
The convict has spent most of his life behind bars, convicted of a 1974 killing in Oregon, one in California, another two people who picked him and his girlfriend up while they were hitchhiking. While serving a life sentence for those murders, in 1981 he beat a young disabled person to death (who was serving time for car theft) leaving behind his 4 year old daughter. He doesn't deserve any further consideration and should have been executed years ago.
33%
730 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 0.56% | 12 | |
| NO DEATH SENTENCES. PERIOD. | 0.05% | 1 |
| Thou Shalt Not Kill! | 0.05% | 1 |
| I am against the death penalty. | 0.05% | 1 |
| Every case for execution is individual for each and every crime the accused committed | 0.05% | 1 |
| Leave him to finish out his life in prison. | 0.05% | 1 |
| Always trusting in the Lord's word. | 0.05% | 1 |
| Je suis contre la peine de mort | 0.05% | 1 |
| firing squad | 0.05% | 1 |
| no death penaly | 0.05% | 1 |
| I'm not sure what the right answer is. | 0.05% | 1 |
| Lethal injection is not painful enough even if it works. I'm sure he brutally murdered those people so he should die a painful death too. | 0.05% | 1 |
| instantly shoot to kill to save taxpayers money | 0.05% | 1 |
| Not sure | 0.05% | 1 |
| Far too much reading | 0.05% | 1 |
| The death penalty is inhumane and should be abolidhef | 0.05% | 1 |
| should have the same punishment of the crime they commited | 0.05% | 1 |
| F the vein hang or shoot them. | 0.05% | 1 |
| unsure | 0.05% | 1 |
| as long as they have the right POS criminal FRY em ALL | 0.05% | 1 |
| Solitary confinement for life with no parole. | 0.05% | 1 |
| The death sentence should be disallowed nationally | 0.05% | 1 |
| abolish the death penalty | 0.05% | 1 |
| Break out Ole Sparky and fry his ass | 0.05% | 1 |
| None, shoot them in the head | 0.05% | 1 |
| No death penalty | 0.05% | 1 |
| Should've jabbed his jugular vein | 0.05% | 1 |
| No more injections! Gas them or use a .45. | 0.05% | 1 |
| Are you related to this inmate? Why so obsessed with this case? | 0.05% | 1 |
4.
4.
The criminal has supporters who say he is a changed man. He married the mother of a correctional officer and former prison staffers said he writes poetry and expresses gratitude for their work. However while the Deputy Prosecuting Attorney did not dispute that he can be charming, she said he is a psychopath — lacking remorse and empathy (not a medical diagnosis). Given this information, should this change the sentence?
He should be executed for who he was and what he did, not what he is or may be now.
31%
682 votes
Even if he turned his life around, he didn't give his victims that option and should be executed.
29%
634 votes
The only issue is to find another method to execute him if the first one doesn't work.
23%
516 votes
This case is an example of why the death penalty should not be allowed in the US.
11%
233 votes
Other (please specify)
1%
30 votes
Not Applicable
37%
824 votes
- NO
- Yes
- YES,DEFINATELY.
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 0.57% | 12 | |
| unsure | 0.05% | 1 |
| life behind bars without the chance of parole | 0.05% | 1 |
| I am against the death penalty. | 0.05% | 1 |
| It seems to be that any of us could be charmed and “ taken” by a psychopathic killer or a “ changed person”- is this person for real years later? | 0.05% | 1 |
| Still believe in what the Lord decrees! | 0.05% | 1 |
| Kill them all! | 0.05% | 1 |
| If you are going to give someone the death penalty, the sentencing should be carried shortly after the verdict (within a year). | 0.05% | 1 |
| Still don't know how to answer this. | 0.05% | 1 |
| instantly shoot to kill to save taxpayers money | 0.05% | 1 |
| Not sure | 0.05% | 1 |
| He's a psychopath, he's acting like he's changed | 0.05% | 1 |
| The leopard does not change its spots. | 0.05% | 1 |
| BS | 0.05% | 1 |
| No way. | 0.05% | 1 |
| Contre | 0.05% | 1 |
| It's not that he should be offed for who he was, but, certainly, for what he did. | 0.05% | 1 |
| Should allow him death options: Firing squad, lethal injection, or feed him to the sharks | 0.05% | 1 |
| Doesn't matter what he is NOW. What did he do to all those famnily's, back then? | 0.05% | 1 |
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