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Reuse the needles for execution by lethal injections!

Posted by Brian_The_Bar-Brian@reddit | CrazyIdeas | View on Reddit | 43 comments

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a3663p@reddit

There is a risk of needle stick to the person initiating the injection. A lot of infection control is to protect healthcare providers as well as the patient.
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Brian_The_Bar-Brian@reddit (OP)

Fair point. I'm just trying to figure out how to make executions cheaper. (I realize it's also a ridiculously small amount too.)
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abundantwaters@reddit

If I was an inmate, just guillotine me or firing squad.
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Responsible_Egg_3260@reddit

Some states let you choose how you are executed. I'd go for the gas chamber. It appears to be the most labor-intensive and expensive method 😆
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dirtmother@reddit

Which is silly, because just filling a room with nitrogen or carbon dioxide would be incredibly cheap and completely painless. Hell, fill a room with nitrous oxide and go out high af. Still cheaper than lethal injection. But the suffering is the point, so it won't happen.
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qwerty-_-qwerty@reddit

Carbon dioxide would be incredibly painful, nitrogen would be painless though
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andthomp85@reddit

Death by hot-box (w/ pot, not steaming to death) or some kinda pharmaceutically-administered OD would be my choice way to go, if it came to it
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thrye333@reddit

I just had a horrible thought. If you could suffer for twice federal minimum wage before you died, how long would you do it? How much money (assuming it didn't go to your family or anything, just whoever gets paid when someone is executed)) would you drain?
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potato_lettuce@reddit

What would be the motivation? Also twice the minimum wage is like 15$/hour, no way anyone would suffer bring executed slowly just for that little money
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thrye333@reddit

It's only $15 for twice? I think $15 is around minimum where I live. I was expecting like $20 in the hypothetical. God I love California sometimes.
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potato_lettuce@reddit

7.25$ according to my quick Google search, but I live in a country with a higher minimum wage too. Still don't understand the motivation to suffer for an hour for some guy to earn 20 bucks.
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Lore_Enforcement@reddit

I wanna be executed by being shot into orbit
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Brian_The_Bar-Brian@reddit (OP)

As you wish! 🤪
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Substantial_Back_865@reddit

You can only realistically do this so many times before it becomes so dull that the risk of botching the injection becomes substantial. Eventually it's going to turn into a dull fish hook and/or break.
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cwsjr2323@reddit

I was a hospital tech in 1970 and we still sterilized and resharpened some needles.
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laidbackeconomist@reddit

Hospitals have changed A LOT since the 70s. I’m a nursing assistant, I’m not even allowed to do blood sugar checks.
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BygoneHearse@reddit

Just run it on a 4k grit sandpaper after every use. Itll stay sharp.
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Brian_The_Bar-Brian@reddit (OP)

4k grit sandpaper! 🤣🤣🤣 I haven't seen higher than 800 personally.
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BygoneHearse@reddit

Well its not exactly sandpaper, bits its paper with a abrasive applied to it that is equivalent of 4k grit. I use it to polish acrylic pens when i make them.
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The_Troyminator@reddit

The difference between 4K grit sandpaper and 1080p grit isn’t nearly as dramatic as 720p grit and 480 grit.
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Brian_The_Bar-Brian@reddit (OP)

Ha... ha... 🙄
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Brian_The_Bar-Brian@reddit (OP)

Pfft. You can always sharpen it. 🙄
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nlamber5@reddit

The risk of long term infection is literally zero.
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Brian_The_Bar-Brian@reddit (OP)

Exactly! 🤪
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TranceGavinTrance@reddit

The problem is needles bend and aren't really usable after the first one. But I mean maximum damage? Lol
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City_Of_Champs@reddit

I've used the same needle up to 9 times, so it's definitely possible. Glad those days are behind me.
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andthomp85@reddit

That's rough... glad you're past it though :) Unrelated, which part of the burgh you from? (I checked your profile out, sorry)
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City_Of_Champs@reddit

Grew up in Bethel, currently in the North Hills!
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Brian_The_Bar-Brian@reddit (OP)

I've set up IV locks before (medical training in the army) and they don't bend.
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Vybo@reddit

I would expect them to be less sharp so the injection might hurt more, it might not penetrate the vein as well, etc. But I have zero medical training.
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Brian_The_Bar-Brian@reddit (OP)

You can always resharpen them. 🙄
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The_Troyminator@reddit

In the military, that makes sense because when you’re out in the field, you may have limited supplies. In most settings, it would cost more in labor to resharpen than it would be to just buy a new needle.
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Brian_The_Bar-Brian@reddit (OP)

How often do you have to sharpen your kitchen knives? Human flesh is very soft, supple, and succulent... 😋🤪
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The_Troyminator@reddit

Kitchen knives are much thicker and stronger than a needle. [Needle before and after use](https://imgur.com/LEr3o)
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Person_37@reddit

Those videos of bent needle on tiktok are fake, while there may be a little damage through repeated use the main threat is bacteria
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The_Troyminator@reddit

The tip still bends and is dulled after the first use.
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Expensive-Border-869@reddit

The money saved is so negligible that there's really no point in the risk. What if the injector (idk if its a doctor) pokes themselves? Or anyone handling it in between uses
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Brian_The_Bar-Brian@reddit (OP)

You don't seem to understand that this is r/CrazyIdeas where you get ideas like shoving a dog whistle up your butt so your farts are silent. Also, you can have more dogs in your life. 🤪
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k_bigdude@reddit

I understand the point, however lethal injection can be botched and the point isn’t to kill someone weeks later from an infection. Correct me if I’m wrong but if one method for killing an inmate doesn’t work, they can’t use that same method again. Not sure how that would work legally if it was botched and they still died. Alternatively I believe there was a case with an inmate that had the needle already in him and an emergency order was given to stop the injection, where the inmate did die from infection. It may be pointless most of the time but you never know what could happen!
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Natural_Ad_1717@reddit

This will balance the budget everntually, the savings are huuuge
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Brian_The_Bar-Brian@reddit (OP)

Exactly! 🤪🤣
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