That's What Freedom's All About

After an excruciating wait of nearly eight years without a judicial kill, the Christian state of Arizona is getting itself all gussied up for another dose of righteous retribution, this time with the added attraction of Zyklon-B gas. Since pharmaceutical companies persist in their reluctance to peddle drugs for use in lethal injections, the Christian state of Arizona has availed itself of the only working gas chamber in the Union, and has offered a choice of method to the lucky beneficiary. Nevertheless, it seems that some small ethical difficulties remain. Even assuming that the state's dubiously-sourced drugs work as required, a lethal injection would involve a certain unpleasantness, as the condemned has a spinal condition which would cause severe pain when being strapped to the gurney. On the other hand, since the prisoner's late mother was a refugee from Nazi Austria, the use of Eichmann's favourite pesticide would arguably be open to accusations of poor taste.