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I had no idea this was happening in todays world, it is utterly barbaric. To be electrocuting someone constantly throughout their trial, it is so saddening to s
by josephagoss 7y ago
I had no idea this was happening in todays world, it is utterly barbaric. To be electrocuting someone constantly throughout their trial, it is so saddening to see society get to this point.
- commandlinefan 7y agoJust FYI, the word "electrocute" is a portmanteau of "electricity" and "execute", which ends with the death of the electrocuted.
- peteradio 7y agoNeat!
- ravedave5 7y agoBut it no longer means that in common use.
- bahmboo 7y agoNo it still means that.
- LeifCarrotson 7y agoMany people use "electrocute" to mean "receive an electric shock". Whether the word still means "to receive a fatal electric shock" in spite of this common use is a question of semantics - whether you believe the dictionary ought to be prescriptive or descriptive.
- bryanrasmussen 7y agoMerriam Webster says https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/electrocute https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/electrocute to kill or severely injure
- masonic 7y agoMany people use "lay" where "lie" should be used. Words mean things.
- ars 7y ago> constantly throughout their trial Just to be pedantic it was used just once. Not just once in that trial, but just once in that entire county.
- mannykannot 7y agoThe damage it does to due process overshadows the whole trial, and beyond.
- JudgeWapner 7y agoAgreed, but incorrect language shouldn't be used either. Every word has a meaning. Polluting the meaning of words, either maliciously or not, creates harm because it obfuscates the truth. The truth is he was shocked once for a nonviolent offense. Not continually.
- Voloskaya 7y ago*It was reported, and the report made public just once.