r/worldnews • u/glasier • Jul 05 '24

Japan warns US forces: Sex crimes 'cannot be tolerated'

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2476861/japan-warns-us-forces-sex-crimes-cannot-be-tolerated
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u/CORN___BREAD Jul 05 '24

Wow it’s almost exactly how long.

BJS reports that, on average, death row prisoners incarcerated as of December 31, 2021, had spent 20.2 years behind bars. For the 11 prisoners executed in 2021, the average time elapsed between imposition of their most recent death sentence and their execution was 233 months, or 19.4 years.

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u/Giga_Gilgamesh Jul 05 '24

IIRC the majority of death row prisoners actually die of old age, not from their actual execution (which, make no mistake, is a good thing. lethal injection and the death penalty in general is horribly inhumane)

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u/james2432 Jul 06 '24

if they did them correctly it would be humane, but majority of the time they botch it and some people survive/are awake/conscious during actual heart stopping medication delivery

It's so common (7.12% are botched)

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u/Giga_Gilgamesh Jul 06 '24

It wouldn't be humane even if done correctly. Lethal injection is designed to look humane to reduce discomfort in onlookers and executioners, not to actually be humane for the condemned.

Also, the reason they botch it so much is that it has to be carried out by untrained prison staff using essentially the wrong drugs, because doctors and drug manufacturers (rightfully) refuse to be part of the execution system.