It has gained the most notoriety from its use in the German prison camps during World War II where it was used to exterminate millions of people in one of the worst cases of genocide in the 20th century. The gas chamber has been used for executions for a considerable number of years. Gas chamber at Mississippi State Penitentiary You can view a gruesome image of a person after being executed by the electric chair here. The last use of the chair was on the 12th of September in Tennessee (6 days ago as of writing this).
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The post-execution cleanup is an unpleasant task as skin can melt to the electrodes and the person often loses control over bodily functions. While unconsciousness should occur within the first second or two, there have been occasions where it has taken much longer, leading people to speak out against this method of execution. The current will normally cause severe damage to internal organs and the body can heat up to 138 ☏ (59 ☌).
The second current is usually lowered to 8 amps. This is generally 2,000 volts for 15 seconds for the first current to cause unconsciousness and to stop the heart. Depending on the physical state of the prisoner, two currents of varying level and duration are applied. Electrodes are placed on the head and leg to create a closed circuit. In execution by electric chair, the prisoner is strapped to the chair with metal straps and a wet sponge is placed in his head to aid conductivity. The chair was first adopted in 1889 and the first execution took place in 1890 in New York. Edison was so keen to alienate Westinghouse, that he tried to get people to refer to execution by electrocution as “westinghousing” someone. In fact, it would make little difference which current were used at the voltage needed for an execution. Edison was in favor of using his opponents AC as he thought it would lead people to believe that AC was more dangerous than DC. At the time there was still competition to see whether Edison’s direct current (DC) or Westinghouse’s alternating current (AC) would win the current war. Brown, a dentist used to working with people in chairs, used a chair design for his device. Brown who was employed by Thomas Edison for the sole purpose of investigating the uses of electricity for execution. The electric chair was invented by Harold P. The drugs are then administered in the following order: The drugs can be delivered by a machine, but due to the fear of mechanical failure, most US states prefer to manually inject the drugs in to the IV. The executioners are shielded from the view of the prisoner and witnesses. There can be one or more executioners, and sometimes in the case of multiple executioners, the lethal dose is given by only one so that no one knows who delivered it. Unless a stay is given, the execution begins. Once the IV tubes are connected, the curtains are drawn back so that witnesses may watch the execution, and the prisoner is allowed to make his last statement. The anteroom contains direct telephone connections to officials who have the power to stay the execution. These tubes are then fed through the wall in to an anteroom from where the execution will be carried out. The prisoner is taken to the execution chamber and two IV tubes are inserted in to his arms a saline solution is fed through the tubes. This can include a change of clothing, a last meal, and a shower. In the short time before an execution by lethal injection, the prisoner is prepared for his death. Lethal injection room in Huntsville, Texas All but two of these methods of execution are still in use today. With this list I hope to shed some light on the background of an execution, modern style. We have all heard about the various methods of execution used around the world in civilized nations, but quite often we don’t know the methods involved in executing the act.
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