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Alabama inmate executed with nitrogen gas was ‘shaking violently’ for 22 minutes, witnesses say
(www.theguardian.com)
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Bro just shoot him if you already do such idiotic things as executions.
Faster, more Reliable, less suffering, Cheap.
That seems like a good idea. If they really want to execute someone, make the official of the state shoot them on video. I'm guessing capital punishment would be almost zero within 10 years, because nobody wants to be seen as a cold-blooded killer, especially when they know that people could review the video.
Nah instead two elections cycles later a candidate will be elected, who will be running ad breaks and monetizing execution videos, all while parading patriotic bullshit.
Yep. Have the governor of the state be the one who has to pull the trigger, since they're the ones who can stop it.
This would backfire as you'd see people voting for right wingers more because it's "Cool and manly to kill people", you'd also get the foot in the door for legalized bloodsports.
Unfortunately, you're probably correct, especially humanity's history of violence.
Human life is sacred
Is that a GoT reference?
No. I didn't watch the show much. I'm unaware of any possible references.
Yes, there was a moment in very beginning about the duke carrying out executions personally and making his sons watch, because that's his responsibility.
Ah, that makes sense. Thank you!
Trump would volunteer for every one of them
Methods of execution have never been about easing the suffering of the person being executed, it's about absolving the guilt felt by the executor
Eh, some methods, like collective lynching, are about sharing the guilt.
I agree. I’m against the death penalty but find it odd people expect it to be “painless” and beautiful.
You’re killing someone. It sucks. Stop trying to pretend it’s not a brutal senseless act.
Just drop 10,000 pound block of concrete from a crane. Fast, painless, and reusable.
Yeah, if I have to choose a method for myself I want my head instantly mushed please.
Hmm... The question is how reliable it is to hit and how much the operational costs are. I think a bullet is cheaper.
The thing about a bullet, is someone has to shoot it. The crane could be set on a timer, so nobody has to feel guilty for pulling the trigger.
That's a thought. 🙂
Guilt for administering a death has been thought of before; that's part of the reason why there's a firing 'squad'. You have however many people with lethal rounds, and however many people with dummy/blank rounds, so nobody knows for sure whose bullets were live & killed him.
The one setting the timer
I doubt running a crane or gantry for an hour costs very much. You could add guide rails, á la guillotine.
I mean you need to build one of these things everywhere you execute people... And they need to operate every time you execute someone.
At that point just use a guillotine.
Youd need to design a pretty good fall room that can handle frequent dropping and cleanup is a mix of dust, rubble and human body
The bullet is better. Though guillotine work as well and had style points.
Maybe something like the trash compactor from Star Wars but with a rocket sled acceleration of one of the walls?
And fun to watch too. You'd make a killing selling tickets or posting it online.