Control of dangerous drugs - UK story

Bob, i always thought dangerous drugs had to be manufactured in a safe and secure environment, mainly for theft, misuse and safety factors, but i think not in this case.

Bob I'm as mystified as you as to why American prisons would have to import a drug from England. There are all kinds of drugs available that will kill a person painlessly, used every day in US hospitals. For instance when I had open heart surgery (in the US), they fitted an IV in my hand and started an IV drip, then told me to count backward from 10. I remember getting to 8. Then they inserted all kinds of tubes, including a urine catheter then sliced me open, used a sawsall to cut my breastbone open, sliced open my leg and removed a vein to graft onto my heart, wired my breastbone back together, and sewed me back up. I woke up 24 hours later and hadn't felt a thing until the nurse fiendishly ripped out the catheter with a smirk on her face. (I remember thinking "this one bears watching") The only pain I can remember feeling was a slight prick when they initially inserted the IV.

I've never understood why they can't use whatever drug that was, to put the miscreant to sleep, then they are free to use whatever else to administer the coupe de grace.

The only thing I can figure (put on your conspiracy hat here) is that this drug is specified in the various state laws regarding executions, and was put there as a "poison pill" by opponents of the death penalty who knew they could never get it outlawed, so this makes a perfect obstacle for delaying executions interminably. Other than that, I have no idea.

Personally I think the French had the right idea, the guillotine in public, but let's not get into that on this thread.