SYSK Selects: Is lethal injection humane?

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🗓️ 6 October 2018

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Since the Supreme Court's ban on capital punishment was reversed, states have sought a humane method of killing sentenced criminals.

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0:00.0	There's so much news happening around the world that we're somehow supposed to stay on top of.
0:05.7	That's why we launched The Big Take.
0:08.3	It's a daily podcast from Bloomberg and I Heart Radio that turns down the volume a bit
0:14.0	to give you some space to think.
0:16.4	I'm Wes Kosova.
0:17.7	Each weekday I dig into one important story and talk about why it matters.
0:23.6	Listen to The Big Take on The I Heart Radio App, Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen.
0:31.0	Hi everyone, it's me Josh and for this week's S.Y.S.K.S.
0:33.9	Selects have chosen how lethal injection works.
0:37.5	In the holiday spirit we released this around Christmas of 2013 and it can be a hard one
0:43.3	to listen to.
0:44.7	But since whenever a person is executed, the state is actually doing it on your behalf.
0:50.4	Since you're a member of the public, it's probably best to know what they're doing in your
0:55.7	name.
0:56.7	It's an eye opening one and a sobering one and I hope it means a lot to you because it did
1:02.8	to me.
1:10.3	Welcome to Stucky Shed No from HouseofWorks.com.
1:14.3	Hey and welcome to The Podcast.
1:21.4	I'm Josh Clark and this is Stucky Shed No.
1:26.5	The Podcast.
1:28.5	Greetings.
1:29.9	This is not a capital punishment show.
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