# Execution by lethal injection

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**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [July 24, 2014, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/execution-by-lethal-injection/693894 "2014-07-24T00:48:33Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 25, 2014, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/execution-by-lethal-injection/693894/76 "2014-07-25T15:33:25Z")

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> [@Pjen](#):
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> Method is important as I have noted elsewhere. It is a fine balance between acceptance and abomination, and most methods are open to question for being too close to torture

So would you find execution by overdose-of-anesthesia acceptable?

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