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Assuming we're okay with killing our prisoners, I don't see what's so wrong with death by firing squad. It's cheap, fast, painless, and can be carried out by pe

by Gracana 11y ago

Assuming we're okay with killing our prisoners, I don't see what's so wrong with death by firing squad. It's cheap, fast, painless, and can be carried out by people who have little training. If you don't want to see the condemned person's discomfort, you could still sedate them just as they do with lethal injection. Maybe death by firing squad doesn't make for as exciting theatrics as the complex and methodical procedures of lethal injection, but I'm sure we could come up with something for the audience. And if that's unpalatable for lawmakers... Maybe we should reconsider the whole thing.

rdancer 11y ago
Is gunshot-induced heart failure, along with a dozen gunshot wounds in the chest area, really painless?
gherkin0 11y ago
> Maybe death by firing squad doesn't make for as exciting theatrics as the complex and methodical procedures of lethal injection, but I'm sure we could come up with something for the audience. It would be more theatrical than lethal injection, which I think it part of the reason its avoided. Lethal injection medicalizes the death penalty and makes it seem less like actually killing someone.
- Gracana 11y ago
  My thought was that the whole procedure of it, with the needles and the sheet and the doctors and everything was what made it "theatrical." I feel like the ordeal is a lot more honest when a bunch of people with rifles shoot somebody in the chest. Nobody gets to feel like it's anything other than a killing.
  - RadioactiveMan 11y ago
    A sentiment echoed by Federal Appeals Court judge Alex Kozinski[1]. "If we as a society want to carry out executions, we should be willing to face the fact that the state is committing a horrendous brutality on our behalf." [1] http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-na-nn-arizona-execution-kozinski-20140723-story.html http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-na-nn-arizona-executio...
    - MichaelGG 11y ago
      Even the current way is just terrifying. Being strapped down and injected? I'd prefer getting loaded with something like quetiapine over the preceding week to sorta numb me out. Perhaps some opiates, too. Then fill the cell with inert gas or something. Actually, they should give prisoners the option to self-inflict, via overdose or something.

by Gracana 11y ago

rdancer 11y ago

Is gunshot-induced heart failure, along with a dozen gunshot wounds in the chest area, really painless?

gherkin0 11y ago

> Maybe death by firing squad doesn't make for as exciting theatrics as the complex and methodical procedures of lethal injection, but I'm sure we could come up with something for the audience. It would be more theatrical than lethal injection, which I think it part of the reason its avoided. Lethal injection medicalizes the death penalty and makes it seem less like actually killing someone.

Gracana 11y ago
My thought was that the whole procedure of it, with the needles and the sheet and the doctors and everything was what made it "theatrical." I feel like the ordeal is a lot more honest when a bunch of people with rifles shoot somebody in the chest. Nobody gets to feel like it's anything other than a killing.
- RadioactiveMan 11y ago
  A sentiment echoed by Federal Appeals Court judge Alex Kozinski[1]. "If we as a society want to carry out executions, we should be willing to face the fact that the state is committing a horrendous brutality on our behalf." [1] http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-na-nn-arizona-execution-kozinski-20140723-story.html http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-na-nn-arizona-executio...
  - MichaelGG 11y ago
    Even the current way is just terrifying. Being strapped down and injected? I'd prefer getting loaded with something like quetiapine over the preceding week to sorta numb me out. Perhaps some opiates, too. Then fill the cell with inert gas or something. Actually, they should give prisoners the option to self-inflict, via overdose or something.