# Executions and bowels

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/executions-and-bowels/333697>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 2, 2005, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/executions-and-bowels/333697 "2005-12-02T05:58:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2005, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/executions-and-bowels/333697/21 "2005-12-03T20:47:10Z")

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> [@pravnik](#):
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> An FBI Agent who spoke at one of my classes in college, and said that there’s a certain culture on death row about what’s expected of you. You walk out of your last cell on your own power, say your piece, and sit or lay down. Nobody wants to go out as the guy who pissed and shit themselves, so I believe that they try their best to make sure they don’t.

I know I would want to go out with dignity. Not afraid to die, but not looking forward to it if you know what I mean. I handled the news that I had an operable tumor well, but I had an uncle who died from cancer a few years before so I was fairly aware of the different possibilities and was able to rationally discuss with my doctor various options.

Hm, would it be possible to get something like a liquiprep kit to make sure that you were cleared out? And if you though you might have panic attacks, something like a minimal dose of something like valium?

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**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2005, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/executions-and-bowels/333697/22 "2005-12-04T02:31:19Z")

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Closed.

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