Of course it's an over-the-top strawman. I just find it shocking that the parent apparently thinks that capital punishment by itself isn't barbaric enough, but

Of course it's an over-the-top strawman. I just find it shocking that the parent apparently thinks that capital punishment by itself isn't barbaric enough, but on top of that it should be a drawn-out and painful affair. Which frankly is an argument straight out of the dark ages. Ok, fine, the parent didn't explicitly say that is a view (s)he shares.