Former Conservative MP, Michael Portillo pushes his body to the brink of death in an investigation into the science of execution. As the American Supreme Court examines whether the lethal injection is causing prisoners to die in unnecessary pain Michael sets out to find a solution which is fundamentally humane. To do so he examines the key methods of execution available today: he discovers why convicts can catch on fire in the electric chair, learns how easy it is to botch a hanging and inhales a noxious gas to experience first hand the terror of the gas chamber. Armed with some startling evidence Michael considers a completely new approach. Will it be the answer? There is only one way of finding out - to experience it himself.
Further Information * BBC: How to Kill a Human Being http://www.bbc.co.uk/sn/tvradio/programmes/horizon/broadband/tx/executions/
By: TractorTom
In: Other Entertainment, Science and Technology
Tags: tractortom, How to Kill a Human Being, bbc horizon, Conservative MP, Michael Portillo, American Supreme Court, electric chair, hanging, noxious gas, gas chamber, key methods, execution
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The insanity of trying to come up with a way to humanely kill people is mind boggling to me. If you want someone dead it doesn't matter how you go about it, just get on with it!
Posted Dec-31-2011 Bydownhill2400 (1314.48) downhill2400 View Channel Send Message
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@updougdown
Yup.
Posted Dec-31-2011 ByTexasguy817 (238.32) Texasguy817 View Channel Send Message
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I would much prefer most (not all) to feel the pain
Posted Dec-31-2011 Byroyal45 (141.80) royal45 View Channel Send Message
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why give a damn about pain for convicted murderers? they didn't care about their victims' pain.
Posted Dec-31-2011 ByAmusing (5220.18) Amusing View Channel Send Message
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It's called a .45 to the head...
Posted Dec-31-2011 ByNakedPray (457.00) 
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shoot'em in the back of the head...cattle prod maybe
Posted Dec-31-2011 Bybuoymarker (573.50) 
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I just hope the lethal injection they use on animals is not the same as humans, I cant stop thinking about my poor dog now...
Posted Dec-31-2011 Bymanontherun111 (534.84) 
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Damn dude, why'd you bring that up. Just put down my German Shepherd.
Posted Dec-31-2011 Bycolleensda (273.64) 
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Sorry,
my shelty was put down 4 months ago and it still hurts every day. good luck...
Posted Dec-31-2011 Bymanontherun111 (534.84) 
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@manontherun111 it's not the same drug.
Posted Dec-31-2011 ByAmusing (5220.18) Amusing View Channel Send Message
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i dont care if it hurts them, why should anybody, ask there victims that died in so much a worse way than they will. fuck them burn them at the stake for me.
Posted Dec-31-2011 Byyoupube (154.60) 
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Most humane? What about the victims, that suffer the god aweful pain and mental shock, from knowing their loved ones were murdered cold blood. Fuck that, the killers can suffer what they deserve. This is liberal propoganda.
Posted Dec-31-2011 ByTexasguy817 (238.32) Texasguy817 View Channel Send Message
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So... what about all the proven innocents who were killed by the state?
Each and everyone of them is one too many.
Posted Dec-31-2011 BydeathOfHeavyD (231.70) 
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@deathOfHeavyD Prosecutor should be put to death then!
Posted Dec-31-2011 Byyou_did_it (228.00) 
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Hmm... but what if all the evidence spoke against the defendant and the relieving proof came up after the sentence?
Posted Dec-31-2011 BydeathOfHeavyD (231.70) 
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Killed by what state? This coming from a fucking German? Fuck off mate and remember the 7 million that your people fucking killed indiscriminantly.
Posted Dec-31-2011 Bycolleensda (273.64) 
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You're goddamn right bro.. Liberal fucking propoganda.
Posted Dec-31-2011 Bycolleensda (273.64) 
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.45ACP hollow point to the back of the head. Instant and probably painless.
Posted Dec-31-2011 ByTheMule (1258.80) TheMule View Channel Send Message
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@TheMule not for the poor fucking cleaning up, would be a real pain in the arse
Posted Dec-31-2011 Byroyal45 (141.80) royal45 View Channel Send Message
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@royal45 ,
Concrete cell with a drain in the floor and a nearby fire hose would do just dandy. Kneel, shoot, throw body in rubber body bag, wash brains and small bits of skull down drain with fire hose, pick up the large remaining pieces of skull (if any) and toss in trash, job done.
Posted Dec-31-2011 ByTheMule (1258.80) TheMule View Channel Send Message
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@TheMule fuck me, you have done this before ha ha
Posted Dec-31-2011 Byroyal45 (141.80) royal45 View Channel Send Message
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I remember hearing once, that taking life is easy but how you continue afterwards is always unknown.
thou for those that have shown they don't want to be human being anymore based on their actions, I'd say cut of circulation to a limb and inject a thick or liquad/gel type acid into them. So if it works it should be fitting for a person that has fallen so below the moral line.
Posted Dec-31-2011 ByU-P-G-R-A-Y-E-D-D (56.02) 
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@updougdown I think you guys should i live in a state that has it and uses it just killing someone will not get you the death penalty here you have to do some fucked up shit like torture or kill kids
Posted Dec-31-2011 ByNakedPray (457.00) 
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@updougdown Anytime brah.
Posted Dec-31-2011 ByNakedPray (457.00) 
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Unfortunately, the appeal process in a Death Penalty case costs more than just letting the fucker rot in prison. That's what's fucked up.
Posted Dec-31-2011 Bycolleensda (273.64) 
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I saw this. They did pick a humane way in the end. I shan't spoil it for you.
Posted Dec-31-2011 Byfr33thinker (900.80) fr33thinker View Channel Send Message
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