When the death penalty is carried out in our country, two main methods are usually used:ShotwithInjections。As society progresses, more and more countries are gradually replacing shooting with more humane injection methods.
Specifically, the process of lethal injection for the execution of the death penalty in our country is as follows:
Injections: First, the executive will injectSodium thiopental, which is a central anesthetic that renders the prisoner completely unconscious.
Muscle relaxant injectionsNext, the injectionBavron(i.e. pancuronium), which relaxes the prisoner's muscles, causing breathing to stop.
Lethal drug injectionsFinally, injectionsHigh concentration of potassium chlorideand other highly toxic drugs, so that the prisoner died in a short time.
This procedure usually requires only two needles, and the injection site is usually in the arm. Prisoners who are executed by lethal injection are more secure and suffer much less than those who are executed by lethal injection. Executions, whether shot or lethal, are a form of punishment for the deprivation of life by the state apparatus, and we should treat this process in a more humane way.
Author:Niu Zhiqiang, a lawyer at Tianjin Oriental Law Firm, has 12 years of experience as a lawyer, a member of Beijing Jiusan Society, and won the 2016 Alibaba Best Service Case Award and the 2023 Lijiabao Outstanding Lawyer Award. For more personalized legal advice and services, you also have the option to join my fan base. Thank you for your support!