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Ohio man is first executed with lone dose of pentobarbital
Johnnie Baston on Thursday became the first person in the United States executed with the single-dose drug pentobarbital.
Pentobarbital, a barbiturate that has been used in animal euthanasia and as a mild anesthetic in humans, was used in a U.S. execution for the first time in December, when it was administered as the first drug in a three-drug cocktail used in a lethal injection given to an Oklahoma inmate.
Sodium thiopental is the normal drug used in such lethal injections, but a nationwide shortage of the chemical has forced some states to scramble for possible substitutes.
In 2009, Ohio became the first state to perform an execution with a single drug, using a single dose of sodium thiopental.
Baston was pronounced dead at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the Southern Ohio Correctional Institution in Lucasville, the state Department of Corrections said.
He received the death sentenced for the 1994 murder of Toledo store owner Chong Hoon Mah, a South Korean immigrant who was shot in the head at close range.
“For a long time I didn’t see a lot of value in myself,’’ Baston said Thursday in the death chamber, the Toledo Blade reported. “It wasn’t until this moment, till I had to go through this ordeal, that I have seen so much love from so many people, letters from people all over the world, and even Ohio.’’
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I don't get why we have to invent all kinds of extra special execution methods, when a good old bullet to the head is a quick and humane way to go. Not to mention it's cheap. Personally, if I was to die from anything, I'd rather be shot in the head
aint none of you twits yet stood in the shoes of the family who lost one of their own to an evil deed. Think long and hard about if it was you little sister, brother, mom, dad or any family member who was extra special to you. The death sentence is good to go. Once it is judged then it is up to the perp to make it right..it is between him/her and HIM when everything is said and done. Better to serve justice and atone here than on the last day.
Works for me!
Why dont we just kill the people on DeathRow the same way they killed their victims? And with no mercy, just like their victims? Then we dont have to worry about drugs for injections, electric chairs, ect. I am sick of everyone coddling the criminals and whining boo-hoo about their rights. What about the victims? And their rights? Doesnt anyone care? I say carry on America and let the Death Penalty live on!!
The inmate killed a man. The state kills many men and women. Who is the bigger murderer?
what caused him to murder the guy?
Let's just use a shotgun to the head....cheap and effective.
Dot, Are you serious??? MS not terminal. You've never watched anyone die of the complications caused by it have you? It is one of the most horrendous ways to die I have ever seen.
Charlie Myers was allowed to plea out and got life in prison. No needle. Single dose or otherwise.
http://www.whiotv.com/news/22610776/detail.html
Oh joy! he felt valued while being killed, that's more of a luxury than he gave Chong Hoon Mah. RIP Chong Hoon Mah xxoo
And one other thing-for those of you who commented on assisted suicide? Do not speak on things unless youve been there. My father died a long, painful death from lung cancer. I listened to him many times say hed wish someone could put him out of his misery. It should be available to people who are in that condition and then the decision could be made by that person alone. Too bad I didnt have Dr. Kovorkians phone number, because I surely wouldve given my father the peace he so begged for.
Maybe someone here knows how to verify this.... but I've read repeatedly that it cost much less to hold a criminal for life, than to pay tax payer zillion$$ to unscrupulous lawyers to push through a couple of decades of appeals. If this is true, go ahead with life sentences, no parole, appeals only based on new DNA evidence, no risk of executing an innocent person.
Charlie Myers was allowed to plea out on murdering invading Jenny Nelson's home, raping her 4 year old son, shooting her to death and abandoning the boy at a highway rest stop. No needle for him. Single does or otherwise.
My brother was diagnosed with ALS last do you really think he wants to be put to sleeP? Only a jerk would say that. It may not be good, but I'm sure he wants as much time as possible with his family. He found out he had ALS the same week he heard he was going to be a grandfather for the first time. Do yOu really think he wants to be put to sleep? Idiot!!!!!
Absolutely, it should be your brother's decision, hopefully with the loving input of his family. But it should be *my* decision how to end my life if/when my cancer recurs.
Chong Hoon Mah was a good man. It was only right that this murderer get what he deserved. May the name of Chong Hoon Mah be forever remembered and this murderer be banished from the memory of mankind.