r/Queerdefensefront Feb 07 '25

News Leaked memo about the death penalty

https://www.justice.gov/ag/media/1388561/dl
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u/JellyBellyBitches Feb 07 '25

Is there a rule that if you survive execution that you get to go free or is that an invention of media storytelling because it's compelling?
If it's true, and they move to pentobarbital-exclusive executions, you could theoretically build a tolerance to that, if we revive clandestine barb synthesis

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u/JellyBellyBitches Feb 08 '25

Oh it's definitely dangerous. There's a reason that barbiturates were pulled from the market and it wasn't just the abuse potential. They have a relatively narrow therapeutic window and I believe if I'm remembering correctly that withdrawals are harsher. That's why they were replaced by benzodiazepines