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Hangings get botched fairly often. The last execution at the Old Idaho Penitentiary, now a historical site in Boise, took 15 minutes to finish. Not really an im
by ashtonkem 5y ago
Hangings get botched fairly often. The last execution at the Old Idaho Penitentiary, now a historical site in Boise, took 15 minutes to finish. Not really an improvement over lethal injection in that area.
Beheading works, but requires a lot of specialized equipment and what not. Meanwhile a firing squad doesn't really require any special equipment and training above and beyond what the judicial system already has available.
- lisper 5y ago> a firing squad doesn't really require any special equipment and training above and beyond what the judicial system already has available. But that's a self-fulfilling prophecy. If there were a market for guillotines they would be readily available too. They are not hard to make.