Pros And Cons Of Rigor Mortis

In this paper I will be discussing everything you need to know about the death penalty such as its pros and cons. While the innocent can be killed, the death penalty has its pros because it prevents them from killing again if they are released or have escaped from prison, it helps overpopulated prisons, and it can help victims’ families get justice and closure. Not only can the innocent be killed, but in the past the death penalty was very inhumane. To some its feels right but to others they feel like 2 wrongs don’t make a right. Most people think that the defendant deserves the death penalty, but what does the defendants’ family think?

After reading, The Embalming of Mr. Jones by Jessica Mitford, I was in shock about the whole process that happens hour after death. Previously, when I heard about embalming I thought they basically just cleaned the body up and dressed them up for the casket showing, but now that I know what actually happens I’m a little grossed out. The body shouldn’t be changed so much because you want to see them as you last remember not reconstructed due to the embalming. While the bodies are deceased, I can't help but wonder if they are feeling all of this happening. I feel bad for Mr. Jones and others who have been through the process. I can’t even imagine what it is like for the embalmer, and how they can go through with it.

The history of ceremonies for care of the dead goes back as far as 60,000 BC when the Neanderthals used flowers and animal antlers to decorate the dead. Embalming originated in 4000 BC with the Egyptians but was uncommon there until 3400 BC. Embalming was first introduced in to the US by Dr. Thomas Holmes (1817-1900)

Dead?" AlterNet. In this article, Frankie Colmane looks into how dead bodies are treated in the United State even after Mitford's expose of the funeral industry was published. The article takes both a philosophical and scientific issue with the procedure of embalming sighting proven negative effects to human beings and the environment. Colmane shows that even though people are aware of the malfeasance and misappropriations of the funeral industry following pieces like Mitford's, very little has changed. Therefore problems that have been discussed in earlier works should not be forgotten. Rather they should be continually brought up until the issue is solved. During the 1800s, embalming became common practice because the dead family member would lie in state within the home for a period of days or weeks until it would be buried (Colmane 2010). The article shows the duplicity such as when "funeral directors were arguing forcefully against charges that their mediation between the living and the dead translated into social obstruction that barred the stricken from facing death with maturity, realism, and honest" (page 2). This article will be used to illustrate that things have not changed with funereal practices despite the publication of Mitford's essay.

The second, or putrefaction, stage of decomposition is when the skin, all over the body, starts to change color (Young & Ortmeier, 2011). Gases begin to be released from inside the body, which causes it to swell, or bloat (enkivillage). As those gases build up, a foul odor begins to emanate from the body, while blisters start to appear on the skin. It is during this stage of decomposition where fluids will be purged through the body’s orifices (Young & Ortmeier, 2011). The active decay stage is where the body will start to lose mass.

) Moreover, the pattern of this kind of murderer, the killer, is almost by definition a person who takes his chances like the soldier of fortune he thinks he is. (37) Most killers do not engage in anything like a cost-benefit analysis. They are impulsive, and they kill impulsively. If capital punishment does deter criminals, it can do so only indirectly. Potential murderers must have some standard of right and wrong. They must acknowledge morals issues. They must be without mental illness and they know and have the capacity to think about what they are doing. This conception of general deterrence seems deeply flawed because it rests upon a doubtful conception of how this murderous population internalizes social norms. Although the perpetrator

Internal Briefing Report for the Death of Sharon Jane Miller Case Summary As a medico-legal investigator, I am tasked to prepare an internal final case briefing report as regards the death of Sharon Jane Miller. The final case briefing report is intended to help the Chief Medical Examiner (ME) in determining the cause of the victim's death. As such, this final case briefing will be attached to the case and the autopsy reports for the ME's perusal. As mentioned above, the case question is about the death of Sharon Jane Miller, who was born on October 7, 1987.

The eighth amendment states that cruel and unusual punishment can not be inflicted upon anyone. Although the eighth amendment does state that cruel and unusual punishment can not be enforced the eighth amendment does not state what “cruel and unusual punishment” actually should include. It is hard to decide what punishments should be identified as cruel and unusual. I believe that there should not be any terrible punishment that is pushed too far to handle although that is my stand I also believe that some things have an excuse to enforce a cruel and unusual punishment. Is death penalty cruel and unusual or should it be enforced on certain people is a question that is commonly asked. Some people can do the unthinkable crimes such as killing someone or even multiple people something that you believe could never happen or maybe should never happen. Or maybe something you think there should even be the possibility for it to happen. Or maybe they raped or molested someone, or maybe hurt a kid or teenager. I personally do not want people that can do this with no regret or thought to be able to be in my life or even my world. I believe that there are certain cutoffs on who should get the death penalty and who should not get the death penalty. People who killed another human being or hurt a child in any severe way deserves the death penalty. If that child or person does not have the right to live or even live a normal life anymore then the person who did it should not have the right to live a normal life or even a life at all. Someone who rob someone or even robs a bank or stole something from a store should be locked up or put in prison. I believe that walking a certain great amount or being forced to do hours of laborious work is cruel and unusual but having a prison job and cold showers are not. Anyone who is in a prison is most likely in there for a reason. The reason being they broke a law of some sort. Or that person did something that they knew would end them up in jail and still decided to do it anyways. If you can not stop yourself from doing something that is harmful to yourself or others then you get to spend some time working like everyone else does on a daily basis. Another common question asked is

Death is something that a lot of people think about, but do people think about the Death Penalty? Having been given the death penalty means that someone is going to be put to death by a lethal injection or an electric chair; There are more ways, but the injection and the electric chair are the most used. There are many different opinions surrounding the idea of death penalties; which some people think the death penalty should be used more and some believe the complete opposite.

Our first and main goal is to determine the mode of death (Ebert, N.d, 1987). Keep in mind that the mode of death and the mean of death are two separate things (Ebert, N.d, 1987). When we want to know the mean of death, we are trying to find out how someone died (Ebert, N.d, 1987). When we look at the mode of death, we look at if the death was caused by an accident, natural causes, a homicide, or suicide (Ebert, N.d, 1987). The next goal is to find out why the death occurred at a certain time and date (Ebert, N.d, 1987). The death could have occurred because of the victim being in the wrong place at the wrong time, anniversary of a loved one, or because of a grudge against the victim (Ebert, N.d, 1987). Next, we look at the motivation for the death (Ebert, N.d, 1987). The motivation for death includes intentional, sub-intentional, and unintentional (Ebert, N.d, 1987). The fourth and last purpose is to bring peace to the survivor’s family (Ebert, N.d, 1987). The autopsy can help bring closure to the family and help answer questions (Ebert, N.d,

When you are dead nothing is expected of you, your time is spent laying on your back and the brain completely shuts down. While being dead one will find their limbs floppy and uncooperative and their mouth will be hanging open at all times. Being dead is unappealing and smelly. Some dead people are beautiful and others look like monsters, some are dressed in sweat pants or suits and others are naked. Some indivuadls are in pieces and other are completely whole, all their bones remain attached. STIFF, a book by Mary Roach, presents the topic of cadavers, the use of them, how they can be beneficial and whether using cadavers is morally right.

A post mortem change is the term used to describe any changes which are observed in a subject after death has occurred. Post mortem changes which may be observed in a cadaver include algor mortis, rigor mortis, liver mortis, post mortem blood alterations and subsequent clotting, purification and autolysis (Unknown, 2013). However, histological tissue samples may undergo a series of alterations which causes alterations in tissue structure to occur. Alterations in tissue structure may encourage disparity between expected staining and the subsequent reactions to

The father of embalming is believed to be Dr. Frederick Ruysch who was the first to discover a successful system of arterial embalming. When a person dies the eyeballs usually start to flatten. To give them their normal shape some will put in an eye cap. They can also inject a tissue builder directly into the eyeball and fill it up. Sometimes the embalming fluid will fill the eye to its normal size. They also glue the eyes and lips shut preventing them from opening. Special techniques that morticians use to keep the mouth close is they will pass a suture through the nasal septum and tie it to the lower lip to keep the mouth from falling open. Also the body becomes stiff. To ease this they will relieve rigor mortis through a massage. Once the embalming is done the mortician must use cotton in the nose, eye caps, and the eyelids. Also in the mouth to absorb purging fluids. When they cremate sometimes ashes are mixed with the previous people who were cremated. It is unavoided because not every single grain can be sweeped out but as long it’s cleaned properly it is a small

“Rigor mortis, the stiffening of a body several hours after death, arises from a combination of two of the oldest definitions of death – cessation of the heartbeat and cessation of breathing” (Zhou). Investigators, trying to determine time of death, often use the science of rigor mortis. Although it is widely accepted to be a reliable method of estimating time of death, it can be influenced by a variety of factors that must be taken into consideration.

The overview time line of physical changes while rigor mortis takes place in humans under normal factors are as follows: Firstly, the involuntary muscles start to become rigid three to four hours after death. Based on the principle of Nysten’s law, this circumstance affects the muscles of the head then advances in a downwards direction towards the hands and lastly the feet. In the next twelve hours after death, rigor mortis fully sets in and