The New York Times
May 7, 2008
Author: Unknown
This article addresses the influx of people that will be put to death by lethal injection this year. The article states that between now and October there will be 15 deaths, and by the end of the year there may be as many as 50 to 60 deaths scheduled. The author does not believe in the death penalty and asks us to reconsider our opinion of the act as well. He brings up the fact that some of the drugs used on the people being executed have been known to cause extreme pain and this is a possible violation of the 8th amendment regarding cruel and unusual punishment. He wraps up his argument by restating that with the numbers of people being executed rapidly growing we should take into deep consideration whether our capital punishment laws are still valid. After reading this article I am still in disgust that our nation continues to allow such intolerable acts to take place, and hearing that the prisoners endure extreme pain at the time of the execution made me even angrier.
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