In the 19th century H.G. Wells novel The Island of Doctor Moreau the narrator, Edward Prendick, at first fears that the mad Doctor is carrying out experiments on live human beings. “Could it be possible, I thought, that such a thing as the vivisection of men was carried on here?”
It turns out Dr. Moreau is actually performing grotesque surgeries on animals to try to turn them into humans. He had been run out of England after a journalist exposed his “wantonly cruel” experiments on animals.
Last night, in 21st century Georgia, state officials, with the participation of Dr. Carlo Musso, carried out something of an experiment on Roy Blankenship. For the first time in Georgia, the anesthetic Nembutal was used in an execution, despite warnings from its manufacturer that it was not safe for that purpose. Dr. Musso took part despite the fact that he is alleged to have illegally imported and sold Nembutal to other states without the proper license.
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