Executions should be by firing squad, federal appeals court judge says

Re:Executions should be by firing squad, federal appeals cou... by meepmorp on Thursday July 24, 2014 @05:35PM (#8082399)

Yes, I was wondering why the guillotine isn't acceptable.

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Re:Executions should be by firing squad, federal appeals cou... by baha_man on Thursday July 24, 2014 @05:46PM (#8082467)

I would guess the main reason is that it would be too gruesome for anyone watching the execution. Also, decapitation seems almost like desecrating the condemned person's corpse, which might be considered a cruel and unusual punishment even for someone considered to be deserving of the death penalty.

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Re:Executions should be by firing squad, federal appeals cou... by a3n on Thursday July 24, 2014 @05:44PM (#8082450)

I think some religions object to dismemberment.

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Re:Executions should be by firing squad, federal appeals cou... by ajbetteridge on Friday July 25, 2014 @10:19AM (#8085300)

And some religions advocate stoning to death. That doesn't make either position correct. Religion should be left out of these kinds of discussions, among many others, but sadly isn't. Let's not do anything at all, that way we'll offend less people.

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Re:Executions should be by firing squad, federal appeals cou... by kmicklas on Thursday July 24, 2014 @06:31PM (#8082727)

Yes and some religions object to the death penalty?

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