Executions - Now We're Just Winging It

[Rage Against the McKee]

I think we should end the death penalty because killing is wrong. I really don't care about the 2 hours of suffering this guy went through, though. It would have been nice if they would have just sent him to the hospital and decided to let him just live out the rest of his days in prison, I guess.

[Spracne]

Don't read too much into the "exploding" vein thing. That's actually pretty common and not as gruesome as the terminology implies.

[Institutional Control]

If it was my family member that this guy raped and murdered.  I think I'd want him to die.  And I doubt I'd be upset that he suffered so much.

For me, the only argument against the death penalty is what if they convicted the wrong person?  Maybe, I would feel better if there's DNA evidence linking everyone on death row to their crime.   

[Fake Sugar Dick (WARNING, NOT THE REAL SUGAR DICK!)]

As a society we have a moral obligation to eradicate those people who have no regard for the lives of those people participating in society.

How could anyone sympathize with the frightening painful and unexpected death of a person who caused a inflicted a similar trauma on another person?

[Emo EMAW]

Just shoot them in the face.

[Institutional Control]

As a society we have a moral obligation to eradicate those people who have no regard for the lives of those people participating in society.

How could anyone sympathize with the frightening painful and unexpected death of a person who caused a inflicted a similar trauma on another person?

I agree with FSD.

Next dude in line to be executed raped and murdered an 11 month old.  I wouldn't be opposed to chopping off his dick before they killed him. 

[Spracne]

Careful, if we decide to just throw out the eighth amendment, then the second might be next. 

[Fedor]

[slobber]

If she just would have let him watch television...

[Rage Against the McKee]

As a society we have a moral obligation to eradicate those people who have no regard for the lives of those people participating in society.

How could anyone sympathize with the frightening painful and unexpected death of a person who caused a inflicted a similar trauma on another person?

I agree with FSD.

Next dude in line to be executed raped and murdered an 11 month old.  I wouldn't be opposed to chopping off his dick before they killed him.

I think we should just let that guy chill in his cell and drink lemonade, only make the lemonade extra gross without enough sugar and no ice.

[puniraptor]

I'm ok with the death penalty in theory, but our flawed justice system give us no right to practice it. If even one innocent person could be wrongly executed, then we shouldn't allow it.

[Emo EMAW]

Careful, if we decide to just throw out the eighth amendment, then the second might be next.

Some would argue it's not cruel.  Maybe we use those air powered pistons that whack out cattle? 

[Rage Against the McKee]

Careful, if we decide to just throw out the eighth amendment, then the second might be next.

Some would argue it's not cruel.  Maybe we use those air powered pistons that whack out cattle?

I think that killing somebody is cruel, and given how almost nobody else actually kills prisoners, it's also unusual.

[Spracne]

Careful, if we decide to just throw out the eighth amendment, then the second might be next.

Some would argue it's not cruel.  Maybe we use those air powered pistons that whack out cattle?

I think that killing somebody is cruel, and given how almost nobody else actually kills prisoners, it's also unusual.

I'm just pointing out that there are a lot of people in this thread that hate the American Constitution.

[Emo EMAW]

ALMOST NOBODY ELSE!

[Rage Against the McKee]

ALMOST NOBODY ELSE!

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/13/130412-death-penalty-capital-punishment-culture-amnesty-international/

Just 21 countries in the world carried out the death penalty last year.

Looks like we are keeping company with China, Iraq, Iran, Yemen, Sudan, and Saudi Arabia.

[Emo EMAW]

I don't care what the rest of the world does, FWIW. 

[CNS]

Just shoot them in the face.

Yeah, I mean, I get why we don't have a person shoot them, but devise a machine to do it or something.  Seems pretty simple and immediate. 

Also, DGAF about this other than the cost associated with it.

I think it is pretty stupid that it is so hard to come up with a workable method.

[Rage Against the McKee]

Yeah, I mean, I get why we don't have a person shoot them

I don't.

[CNS]

Yeah, I mean, I get why we don't have a person shoot them

I don't.

Not a cruelty thing.  not a prisoner thing.  Would be pretty hard to find a hire-able employee that would do that for a living, I would bet.

[Emo EMAW]

Yeah, I mean, I get why we don't have a person shoot them

I don't.

Not a cruelty thing.  not a prisoner thing.  Would be pretty hard to find a hire-able employee that would do that for a living, I would bet.

Have you ever met a cop?  Especially a small town cop.  Love to kill people.

[michigancat]

I'm ok with the death penalty in theory, but our flawed justice system give us no right to practice it. If even one innocent person could be wrongly executed, then we shouldn't allow it.

Yeah, our justice system leaves A LOT of room for error.

[Rage Against the McKee]

Yeah, I mean, I get why we don't have a person shoot them

I don't.

Not a cruelty thing.  not a prisoner thing.  Would be pretty hard to find a hire-able employee that would do that for a living, I would bet.

Go down the concealed carry list and start making some phone calls. Tell them that they can get on a random call list for every execution and they can pull the trigger if they want to. You would have thousands of volunteers.

[michigancat]

Putting someone in prison until they finally die is more inhumane than just going ahead and killing them

Here's a CRAZY idea for you. (warning, multiple steps)

Step 1: Stop killing people
Step 2: Make prisons more humane.

[Rage Against the McKee]

Why even execute them? Why not just stop feeding them effective a certain date and let mother nature handle it? Dead is dead, and that would probably save some money.