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TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 24 days ago

Tennessee executes man with implanted heart device despite concerns over shock risk

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Tennessee executes man with implanted heart device despite concerns over shock risk

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TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 24 days ago
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Byron Black's execution marked the first time a man has been put to death with a working defibrillator in his chest, experts say.
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    Needed to be executed quickly before he dies by himself!

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      Yeah because if he did that then… He … Won? And we lost? I guess?

      Yeah!

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        Honestly if I was in this guy’s situation I might willingly consent to the chair…

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      They didn’t wanna let that moment go to waste

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      Define “quickly.” After all, they waited nearly 40 years for him to develop those conditions before they finally killed him

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      at this point that’s just cost saving.

      the healthcare cost exceds whatever the prison is getting, so just kill him instead.

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