Ohio delays execution due to "vein troubles"

This from the Associated Press:

LUCASVILLE, Ohio — Gov. Ted Strickland ordered a weeklong reprieve for a condemned inmate Tuesday after the Ohio execution team had problems finding usable veins for the lethal injection even after the inmate tried to help.

Executioners were unable for more than two hours to find veins that would accept fluid from an IV without collapsing for 53-year-old Romell Broom, who was sentenced to die for the rape and slaying of a 14-year-old Tryna Middleton in 1984. At one point, Broom covered his face with both hands and appeared to be crying.

This news just broke this evening, so I haven't had the opportunity to study Broom's case. It sounds like he is guilty of a truly horrendous crime. But to have a man prepare for death, be escorted to the execution chamber and strapped to the table, and then to try to kill him for TWO HOURS only to lead him back to his cell and tell him "Sorry for the inconvenience...what do you say we try again in a week?" If this isn't cruel and unusual punishment, I don't know what is.

My thoughts and prayers tonight are with Broom and his family, as well as with the friends and family of Tryna Middleton. May they all find peace without vengence.