Inmate Gets 34 Min Lethal Injection

As you can see by the graphic, the United States has some questionable company when it comes to the death penalty. Most of the countries we have been at war with, at war with or will be at war with in an attempt to bring "democracy" and American values to them. At least we won't have to bring the death penalty and torture with. The latest being Nieves Diaz who took 34 minutes to be killed. 34 minutes?

(AP)Angel Nieves Diaz, 55, was pronounced dead at 6:36 p.m., despite his protests of innocence and requests for clemency made by the governor of his native Puerto Rico. He appeared to move for 24 minutes after the first injection. His eyes were open, his mouth opened and closed and his chest rose and fell. He was pronounced dead 10 minutes after his last movement.

In most Florida executions, the prisoner loses consciousness almost immediately and stops moving within five minutes. The entire process usually takes about 15 minutes.

This borders on torture. If we are going to continue state sponsored killing, they should try to get it right.