A Humane Way to Execute People?Tommi Avicolli-Meccabyline‚ Jan. 07‚ 2008The U.S. Supreme Court begins hearing arguments this week in a Kentucky case that is challenging lethal injections as inhumane. As if there’s a humane way to execute someone. If the justices decide in favor of the two death row inmates who filed the suit (a decision is not expected until June), the 35 states that presently use that method could be forced to stop injecting lethal doses which reportedly can inflict tremendous pain on those being executed. Unfortunately, a thumbs-down in this case from the high court justices won’t bring down the death penalty. States will just switch to some other killing method. |