Nomination for a Hero Badge

 

A legislator in Maryland has proposed reinstating the  Death Penalty, in Maryland. The only thing novel about this is the proposal is to use heroin and fentanyl in the death cocktail. Every year, state crime labs destroy hundreds of pounds of controlled substances that would be suitable for execution purposes.

State prisons are populated with backyard chemists who are capable of being qualified as experts in the compounding of drugs. With a little imagination, the warden could take things a step further. Rather than the last meal, hand the condemned a menu from which to choose his death cocktail.

Properly  instituted chances are, appeals would be dropped in favor of immediate carrying out of the sentence. The state could get rid of the executioner. Just put on a little heavy metal, provide a syringe, death cocktail, and no problem.

I think it is a proposal whose time has come.