What Happens When Death Row Execution Fails 

I feel so bad for everyone who went to jail innocent imagine getting executed or being your whole life in jail while your innocent so awful

"The man who passes the sentence should swing the sword." Eddard Stark

That's quite terrible what they did to that teenager, especially considering they did not have enough evidence to convict him to begin with and that he obviously had a crooked attorney that did nothing to help him. Heart breaking Shameful.

At the time firing squad was employed in my country, the person to be executed was usually shot by a specified beachside, by a squad selected from different regions from the country,so there's no clean up after. Aim was set to the chest or so, with a coupe de gras to the head. Been the most simple and effective method I've seen so far.

*You know the meaning of life, when it’s your turn to lose it*

The current most painless execution is firing squad, but the most humane and painless is death by nitrogen hypoxia. Think of the gas chambers but no choking or discomfort, you experience a type of high and then slowly pass out, and die in peace. They can turn it off and you'll regain consciousness and live if you've been pardoned, but you may have brain damage depending on how long you were in there. Lethal injection has to be one of the most inhumane and painful ways of execution in the US currently. The chair is preferable over it.

Imagine being like, “oh so you aren’t dead? READY FOR ROUND TWO?!”

"are you okay?" Ah yes, the perfect question to ask someone that you're killing

Love how the doctor came in wearing a "covid" mask

I remember hearing that after surviving the electric chair one death row inmate suddenly had a craving for cold peanut butter. Interesting.

I'm so glad the Lockett family was able to sue, and they were able to say it fell short of human standards.

the death penalty should be exclusive for repeat rapists and child molestors, sadly they get quite minor sentences the rest should just get life in prison.

Whatever happened to just a gunshot to the head? Pretty sure that is hard to mess up. Be close enough so you can't miss. If he somehow survives, double tap.

“The trapdoor nonetheless failed to open” That man life: *_Why are we here.. just to suffer_*

Am I the only one who remembers the movie The Green Mile where the guard didn’t wet the sponge? I’m not entirely for or against the death penalty itself, but the electric chair is way to harsh of a method, especially when we have other ways that usually work fine and don’t torture the person.

What’s interesting about Lockett’s case: Johnny Zellmer, the doctor who messed up, broke the oath-is still practicing. I have no clue how this works

I just can't believe how horrifying executions can be when they go horribly wrong! It makes it all the more heartbreaking when the convict is innocent. Now I know why a lot of people wanted the death penalty to be abolished. It really CAN be cruel and unusual punishment! 😰

Guillotines are also known to have failed at some executions. In one case 3 times in a row. ;) Also when they figured out they can not decapitate children because they where moving to much to place their head in the guillotine, they just decided to cut them in 4 with a saw instead. The noble french revolution...

The two electronic chair stories instantly reminded me of the film by Stephan Spielberg "The Green Mile" where the French guy gets fried after Percy purposely doesn't wet the sponge. I wonder how many times this has happened. Or if Spielberg read a story of one of the men in this video and that's how he came up with the idea. What is described in this video is exactly what happens in The Green Mile. Face eyes and mouth with flames coming out of them and the terrible stench of burning hum flesh. It essentially cooks your entire body from within. Imagine the pain as your brain fries and other organs. Another horrific way of execution. Even when it works it's must be painful.

Best example of a failed execution Nearly- Headless Nick!!!!!!!!

I know there are some criminals out there who are truly evil but No way would I wanna be a witness to any of this

My favorite Darkwing Duck quote: Megavolt is afraid of me! I’ve sent him to the electric chair… TWICE!

The first use of the electric chair actually led to the procedure of shaving an inmate’s head before they’re executed in it. When it was used on the inmate, his hair caught fire, his skin started to char, and he burned to death while simultaneously being electrocuted to death.

I love how the title is always so detailed while the video is simple. I love it

The infographics show: Be Civil and respectful Also The infographics show: “if you’re so way inclined”

Y'all missed Wenseslao Moguel. Survived 9 gunshots including one to the head from a firing squad. Look it up

I forget which one. but there was one case where the inmate survived the execution, and when authorities wanted to set a new date for a second attempt to take his life, his lawyers argued that he had already been executed, and that executing him again would be double jeopardy.

A property set up firing squad, aimed by machine, all but eliminates the cruelty part of an execution. Even if one gun fails, the others won't.

The Good Wife discussed this in an episode. If carrying out an execution is painful to the convict to a considerable degree, it can be considered cruel and unusual punishment - which is a violation of the 8th Amendment. Even convicts have rights!

1:22 "A doctor came in wearing a covid mask and checks vital signs" lol what Covid mask? Really? Lol

The rabbit hole I go........ Why are these videos just so dang addictive😫😫

0:29 he has a taco in his hand 🌮

In some firing squad executions, the condemned paid the riflemen to make a clean shot. Notable cases include Andreas Hofer (Tyrolean Patriot) and Maximilian von Hapsburg (Emperor of Mexico).

Title: What happens when the execution fails Me: More pain that’s what

I don't care if they suffer as long as they were guilty. My problem with the death penalty is that innocent people find themselves sentenced to death. It should be reserved for cases where there was no shred of doubt.

The Lockit family has every legal right to get everything they’re entitled, it’s not fair that they just get to put someone else in horrible agonizing pain and just get to go on with their lives like nothing happened😓, yes I know that the Lockit family sued them but still. The pain that family must have endured watching that man suffer.

This was a very interesting video 🙂

This is really inhumane , hopefully they get rid of these executions soon

Being an Electrician, I've had 3 bad shocks. One was 270 v, another 220 v, and the last one was 120v. I survived, because I learned how to protect my self from dying by electrocuted. The simple lessons is to work with one hand. As long as the current doesn't go threw your heart you will survive. Foreinstance it my left hand touched a hot conductor and my right hand was grounded, then current would pass threw my heart.

Fun Fact: People who were executed by guillotine fought to be first because the blade gets dull after each use and on later people might not even chop their heads completely off and they would experience immense pain and would not be killed

All this could be avoided if executions were carried out with buckshot to the back of the head (100% success rate)

How are you aloud to send someone to death when they are 15 and there is very little evidence against him?

Oh well too bad

"We don't have the right poison" "Okay just get the draino"...

Is a bullet to the head really that in humane? Like I legit don’t know it just seems easier for everybody

When I was in prison, this one guy who had a life sentence, though if you where pronounced dead and came back to life, then they would release him because technically he served his "life" sentence..rofl, talking about holding on to hope..lol

Just look at how complicated is the moral law rule itself. Capital punishments were different these days, but even then survival instinct even when mostly killed in these situations might still trigger in defiance.

I really hate it when a state brags on how many people they've executed. That's like a murderer bragging on how many people they've killed. That is absolutely NOTHING to be proud of.

Your animations look great and I like it when y’all use real images. Y’all should do it more often.

I love y’all’s channel.

“Covid got him before the drug could”😭😭

It's quite a rarity that the 'last words' of the prisoner involve professions of innocence. Eh, given they've nothing to lose, i would be rather inclined to believe them.

It appears that prisons are a law unto themselves when conducting executions and that it takes exceptional circumstances for prisons to call them off. The quote from the Supreme Court really spells out the punitive philosophy behind them. The fact that some doctors don't participate in lethal injections because it contravenes the Hippocratic Oath leaves the procedure way open to botching if it is performed by laypeople. Joseph Wood gasping for 2 hours on the gurney in Arizona - - it doesn't get worse than that.

This was a tough video!

Why is it so addictive to watch there videos? I mean, i came for just 1 video and i already watched 7

How can somebody enjoy a meal an hour before execution??..

4:24 - Yes, I learned in the applicable The Good Wife episode, oftentimes, a doctor or nurse is not involved in an execution because it violates the Hippocratic oath.

The way the characters move their heads in the video makes me think of the pain people actually experienced 😔

I love how I learn more here then at school

It is true, the anticipation of death is far more horrifying than the actual death itself.

Fun fact: it’s NEVER a medical professional giving the doses for lethal injection. That would go against their oath to “do no harm”. That’s why it’s botched sometimes. That and the veins collapsing due to a lot of drug use among prisoners.

*Keep thinking of that Monty Python skit..* "He is dead." "No, I am not. I am getting better!" "No.. no.. no.. you're dying!!" "I feel great!!"

"The murderer who cheated death outside an alley way cheated death once again."

what app do you use to do animation?

That execution of Clayton Locket shocks me

There will always be criminals, there will always be evil. The death penalty is not a deterrent

ughh, imagine being on death row, and knowing when you will die. Like the fact that you known that you're gonna die makes death even more awful and worse. I'd rather die unexpected than die with knowing that it is gonna happen.

I'd be so mad if my execution failed. It's not easy getting a death sentence.

Lockett suffered badly. Ik he committed a crime but being tortured like that isn't a way to punish someone

Actually if u get decapitated ur still able to feel and sometimes are able to still blink for about thirty seconds so it's Actually worse

First thing I thought about was THAT scene from Law Abiding Citizen.

Obi-Warden, tossing aside a syringe after executing a prisoner: So uncivilized.

Just imagine actually being innocent but getting the death penalty…

3:34 "i didn't know i had to wet the sponge"

I still think death sentences shouldn’t be legal

One of the most painful ways to die is to see your loved one laugh at your death after they themselves killed you

I could most likely survive the poison execution because chemotherapy has ruined my veins so much that it would take them 14 hours to find one

Firing squad is so much simpler, painless, faster, and more importantly much cheaper.

What do you animate with

7:39 I love that symbol!

In the UK no one who was known to be dying or seriously ill was sent to the hangman.

This video outlines a small aspect of what is wrong with the death penalty. It doesn’t deter crime, it’s costly on taxpayers. The legal system in the US is flawed.

The video convinced me that we should end the death penalty. Even execution methods said to be quick and painless can turn long and agonizing, and you might not even have the right person. In a matter of life and death there should be no room for error.

Wow this was interesting!!!

my final for government was modeling the process of passing a bill. We had to create a vein, present it to the class, then the class would vote on if it gets passed or not. My bill was banishing the death penalty via lethal injection. It was pretty convincing and passed

Good Job Inforgraphics, Well Done

These dudes must have some plot armor

Lethal injection is never done by medical professionals. Just letting y'all know.

Honestly they earn their freedom

I think that for the lethal injection they shouldn’t use one shot for all three they should make sure the person is under anesthetic and use a shot for that first

As someone who is a "hard stick" (inability for phlebotomists to find a vein) due to past drug use, i can confirm the difficulties they experience trying to access a vein. I now have a blood cancer (polycythemia) which requires monthly blood draws and what they do is send me to the hospital for them to perform either a MID-line or a PIC-line. This procedure is done using an ultrasound to find a deep vein (usually on the underside of my bicep). The pic-line has a long IV tubeline (vs. the mid-line which is considerably shorter) inserted into the vein that runs all the way next to your heart. For my monthly blood draw, i get a mid-line inserted as it a short-term use option. The pic-line is usually inserted when they have a long-term necessity for an IV (eg, an extended hospital stay) . All to say, they "should have" offered this option to the Death Row inmate PRIOR to his execution. Alternatively, medical professionals should also know about intravenous method through the neck as an option. I know they mentioned this in the video ("let's go through the jugular...") but for some reason that too wasnt successful?!? They should have already been made aware of a patient's pastmedical history (e.g. past drug use, hence, collapsed veins) and thus been better prepared. This sounds like either: A) Bush league medical staff B) Apathetic level of care towards a death row patient Im leaning towards (B.), but who knows? Maybe there was another option I'm unaware of....🤔

Crucifixion is the cruelest form of execution. It takes days.

When you get your had cut off by the gillotine you still live for like 5-20 seconds, so you feel an "pain so bad you can't describe it". I think that's why they thought it was barbarian. Just a guess

Doctor at the time of becoming doctor : "I shall never intentionally do or administer anything to the overall harm of my patients." Doctor at 5:15 of this video : I am gonna pretend I didn't say anything like that

Alabamian here. The Yellow Mama electric chair is no longer at the prison in Atmore. It's in the state archive in Montgomery, just in a large room in the basement with a bunch of other historic furniture that is not on display. I've sat in it. That was creepy.

Lee literally became the guy about to be hanged saying "first time?" Meme.

I think I’d definitely prefer the blade hung high over my neck with exceptional potential energy. Upon the release device and sufficient weight, quick and “painless”. Or… OD on something that feels good.

Infogrphics: what happens when an execution fails Me: A LOT of pain Infogrphics: But what REALLY happens? Me:

I know this has nothing to do with the video, but I just had a DELICIOUS CHEESE BURGER

At some point that is considered torture killing. And the fact that he exclaimed innocence is worrying to me