July 24, 2014
By Tom Dart and Ed Pilkington
...The prolonged execution (click here) was described as "torture" by Arizona senator John McCain on Thursday, who added that the procedure was "bollocks-upped" and "terrible"....
...Wood, 55, was pronounced dead at 3.49pm local time, one hour and 57 minutes after the start of the procedure. “The courts have ordered that all evidence be preserved including blood and tissue samples as well as labels and any residual drugs that remain,” Baich said....
...Senator McCain, in remarks quoted by Politico, was outspoken in his reaction. "I believe in the death penalty for certain crimes. But that is not an acceptable way of carrying it out. And people who were responsible should be held responsible," he said. "The lethal injection needs to be an indeed lethal injection and not the bollocks-upped situation that just prevailed. That’s torture." McCain was a victim of torture when he was captured by the North Vietnamese during the Vietnam war....
Senator McCain has a valid contempt of court to bring about the full weight of the judges order. Evidently, Governor Brewer can't find it within her authority to respect the law of a judge's order.
By Tom Dart and Ed Pilkington
...The prolonged execution (click here) was described as "torture" by Arizona senator John McCain on Thursday, who added that the procedure was "bollocks-upped" and "terrible"....
...Wood, 55, was pronounced dead at 3.49pm local time, one hour and 57 minutes after the start of the procedure. “The courts have ordered that all evidence be preserved including blood and tissue samples as well as labels and any residual drugs that remain,” Baich said....
...Senator McCain, in remarks quoted by Politico, was outspoken in his reaction. "I believe in the death penalty for certain crimes. But that is not an acceptable way of carrying it out. And people who were responsible should be held responsible," he said. "The lethal injection needs to be an indeed lethal injection and not the bollocks-upped situation that just prevailed. That’s torture." McCain was a victim of torture when he was captured by the North Vietnamese during the Vietnam war....
Senator McCain has a valid contempt of court to bring about the full weight of the judges order. Evidently, Governor Brewer can't find it within her authority to respect the law of a judge's order.
