2005-12-15
Guards struggled for about 12 minutes to place the needle in a vein in Williams' left
arm; "Still can't find it?" he joked at one point.
Inside the prison, Williams was strapped to a trolley before being injected with chemicals to induce a heart attack. Thirty-nine witnesses were present, ranging from
relatives of his victims to supporters of Williams to the media. Williams, like
the governor a lifelong bodybuilder, was strong enough to raise his head from
the restraints to look at those looking at him.
A suavização do ritual da morte parece defender mais as consciências dos carrascos, que se pretendem ver livres do peso do acto de matar, do que propriamente a dignidade do condenado, um pelotão de fuzilamento, olhos nos olhos, era uma forma menos cobarde, tinha era o aborrecimento do sangue e da expressão do condenado gravada a fogo nas mentes dos atiradores.
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