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Jesse Tafero is executed in Florida after his electric chair malfunctions three times, causing flames to leap from his head. Tafero’s death sparked a new debate on humane methods of execution. Several states ceased use of the electric chair and adopted lethal injection as their means of capital punishment.
As the 20th century came to an end, some states were having difficulty finding experienced executioners while others were unable to find technicians who could repair electric chairs. The move toward lethal injection was also problematic since there were few qualified people who knew how to construct a proper system. If done incorrectly, an injection containing a combination of a paralytic drug and a lethal dose of potassium chloride can paralyze an inmate and result in a painful death.
Tafero’s botched execution was far from an anomaly. In Alabama, Horace F. Dunkins’ execution was prolonged 19 long minutes while sitting in a broken electric chair. In July 1998, Florida inmate Allen Lee “Tiny” Davis, who weighed 344 pounds, screamed in pain during his electrocution while blood poured down his shirt. Authorities later claimed that the blood was a result of a bloody nose.
As the 20th century came to an end, some states were having difficulty finding experienced executioners while others were unable to find technicians who could repair electric chairs. The move toward lethal injection was also problematic since there were few qualified people who knew how to construct a proper system. If done incorrectly, an injection containing a combination of a paralytic drug and a lethal dose of potassium chloride can paralyze an inmate and result in a painful death.
Tafero’s botched execution was far from an anomaly. In Alabama, Horace F. Dunkins’ execution was prolonged 19 long minutes while sitting in a broken electric chair. In July 1998, Florida inmate Allen Lee “Tiny” Davis, who weighed 344 pounds, screamed in pain during his electrocution while blood poured down his shirt. Authorities later claimed that the blood was a result of a bloody nose.
An inhumane execution - May 04, 1990 - HISTORY.com
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That's why I like Utah's execution with 3 bullets in a blank to the heart. For Marksman with three bullets and one blank so the executioners would not have PTSD.
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Capt Gregory Prickett You are correct but Discipline is a force multiplier. wimpy injection that opens a pandorra's box. You will never see an ammunition manufacturer sue to stop a bullet from being fired in Utah LOL in the old days LOL.
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PO2 Robert M. - I don't know but the kind lower gentler PFC Manning and private Bergdahl be nice to Traders mentality has seem to have moved into the civilian World a long time ago along with giving every child a trophy not just the ones we just the best and you will traumatize a student if you fail them in school. That's why some school districts won't allow teachers to fail students. It's a sign of our society being too weak or sympathetic
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Capt Gregory Prickett - I think in the case of Utah with Gardner they used a wax bullet to address the different feeling. I don't know how much difference it would have made.
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