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The Ultimate Punishment Part 4: A Humane Way To Kill

Courtney Heard · · 8 min read

The Ultimate Punishment Part 4: A Humane Way To Kill

This is part 4 in a series that examines the death penalty in the United States of America. You can read the other posts here: • Part 1: Redemption • Part 2: Deterrence • Part 3: Cost • Part 4: Humane killing? • Part 5: Closure • Part 6: ConclusionIn January 2014, in Ohio, Dennis McGuire gasped, his stomach heaved violently and his fists clenched through 25 minutes of a botched execution. Horrified, an audience and a team of executioners watched a human being suffer before finally succumbing to

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