Re:Choosing death penalty by firing squad because it's safer
by tomatocracy on Saturday March 08, 2025 @04:47AM
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> issues obtaining drugs for lethal injection, lack of medical professionals willing to assist, lack of training, etc
I would say these all extremely relevant factors that you would want to take into account in assessing "safety".
Re:Choosing death penalty by firing squad because it's safer
by nic547 on Saturday March 08, 2025 @05:48AM
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We know even in a "not botched" lethal injection with the usual cocktail the sedation is often not effective and the paralyzing agent is only useful to hide that fact the sedation isn't working (and even counteracts the sedation).
Statistically, there has been a lot less failed executions from firing squads, but is it cause it is more predictable, or because there have been issues obtaining drugs for lethal injection, lack of medical professionals willing to assist, lack of training, etc. Are there vast differences in statistics, even among the states that have death penalties? If so, then isn't saying it is "safer" overly broad, when in fact it depends which states you're referring to?