Will "outcry" over ugly details of latest Oklahoma execution impact its plans to have six more in coming months?
The question in the title of this post is prompted by the first word of the headline, and then the last sentence of the body, of this new Guardian piece: "Outcry after Oklahoma prisoner vomits and convulses during execution." Here are the basics:
I put the word "outcry" in quotes because, so far, I have mostly seen opponents of the death penalty comment and assail the latest ugly Oklahoma execution. If only the "usual subjects" are complaining about the execution, I doubt that will slow the state's current plan to execute another half-dozen people in the coming month. But it also seems possible, especially if more evidence of problems with the execution process emerges, that some death penalty supporters in Oklahoma or elsewhere will express concern and be in a position to slow future trips to the death chamber. Prior recent related posts:
UPDATE: This local article suggests that Oklahoma officials are not troubled by the execution of John Grant. Here is how it stars:
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