A string of long and bloody lethal injections last year led to a brief moratorium. But an internal review from prison officials remains shrouded in secrecy, and advocates warn new protocols may increase the risk of torturous executions.
That’s an opinion about the death penalty in general. Fact is the state does have that power, so when faced with difficulty carrying out execution, why not the firing squad?
It’s considered unreliable and inhumane, I think. Yes, I am aware that apparently the current methods are also not reliable.
Personally, I’m against executions on principle, but if we are to have executions, I think I’d prefer mine to be by firing squad first, guillotine second. I would not like to have a lethal injection or electric chair.
What’s wrong with a firing squad?
The state having the power of life and death over its citizenry is what’s wrong.
That’s an opinion about the death penalty in general. Fact is the state does have that power, so when faced with difficulty carrying out execution, why not the firing squad?
It’s considered unreliable and inhumane, I think. Yes, I am aware that apparently the current methods are also not reliable.
Personally, I’m against executions on principle, but if we are to have executions, I think I’d prefer mine to be by firing squad first, guillotine second. I would not like to have a lethal injection or electric chair.
Historically the guys using firing squads have not generally been the good guys.