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POPSThis is going to hurt
It IS possible to execute a human being painlessly and without unnecessary trauma. Sodium pentobarbital, the same drug commonly used to euthanize animals, will humanely bring down a 1000 pound horse in seconds when correctly administered by qualified personnel. The horse merely goes to sleep and death follows rapidly. The horse is totally unaware of the transition from sleep to death. The point here is that the same procedure, using the same drugs can be used on human animals. The key is that the procedure MUST be done by individuals trained in the proper use of the drugs and equipment necessary to accomplish the task. One solution might be to have an 'official' executioner. A person specifically trained to perform this service. Such an individual would have a genuine interest in doing his/her job at the highest level of competence. Such a position would relieve the staff eg. wardens, guards etc. of the responsibility of performing a medical procedure without proper training.