For captial punishment, why not just shoot them in back of the head?

[MojoTheMonkey]

http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/09/health...ion/index.html

For captial punishment, why not just shoot them in back of the head? Just take a high caliber bullet and be done with it. Quick and easy if you use the right gun. Probably more humane for the convict as well.

'During a 13-minute span toward the start of the process, Smith "appeared to be struggling for breath and heaved and coughed and clenched his left fist," and his left eye appeared to be slightly open at times, AL.com reported. '

How is this better?

[Tribalone]

Same reason they alcohol swab before lethal injection

Apparently when killing someone ....we still have to be nice.

8th Prohibits excessive fines and excessive bail, as well as cruel and unusual punishment.



Would be cheaper for a bullet too.

I feel as well we should bring back public hangings....

Would be alot less criminals criminalling ...

[holtmcg]

Why do you HATE the constitution so much? (serious)

[MojoTheMonkey]

Why do you HATE the constitution so much? (serious)

Reported for trolling. (Srs). (Reported).

[holtmcg]

Reported for trolling. (Srs). (Reported).

Why do you hate, and I mean HATE the constitution so much? (serious)

[MojoTheMonkey]

Why do you hate, and I mean HATE the constitution so much? (serious)

I was arguing for a much more humane way of execution than the way it seems to be currently done.

Would you rather slowly die through poison or just have it been in an instant?

[Canadian2point0]

If I were for the death penalty, would choose decapitation by samurai.

[ODBM]

If I were for the death penalty, would choose decapitation by samurai.

A guillotine would be less expensive than hiring a samurai, but double taps to the back of the head would be even less expensive than that. I agree with the OP.

[Procta]

pour gas on them and set on fire

[Tsudo]

When or who decided that shooting someone was cruel and unusual?

Especially the 'unusual' part?

[holtmcg]

I was arguing for a much more humane way of execution than the way it seems to be currently done.

Would you rather slowly die through poison or just have it been in an instant?

Poison. It seems more suspenseful.

[Tribalone]

Poison. It seems more suspenseful.

was written in 1791...of course cruel and unusual was for guns back then... needs updated. nothing cruel or unusual about a double tap.

[bassline8]

Poison. It seems more suspenseful.

I hope you get banned again soon, the section has dropped in quality since you're back

[CitizenVagrant]

A lot of stuff far more humane than lethal injection.

But the modern penal system is not about being humane. It's about money and modern day slavery. Otherwise Murder-1 convictions would be instant death.

[chaunce54]

A guillotine would be less expensive than hiring a samurai, but double taps to the back of the head would be even less expensive than that. I agree with the OP.

You can use a rope over and over...

[Canadian2point0]

was written in 1791...of course cruel and unusual was for guns back then... needs updated. nothing cruel or unusual about a double tap.

Wonder how old sparkie got through the cruel and unusual laws.

[LFAesthetics]

was written in 1791...of course cruel and unusual was for guns back then... needs updated. nothing cruel or unusual about a double tap.

I'd say it was more for things like public torturing and executions where the victim is not put out fast. wasn't firing squad a standard form of capital punishment in America? it's essentially the more unpolished double tap.

[Tribalone]

I'd say it was more for things like public torturing and executions where the victim is not put out fast. wasn't firing squad a standard form of capital punishment in America? it's essentially the more unpolished double tap.

i despise how we treat people on death row. no fear of punishment. no fear of jail. Better for most people who commit it, place to live, food to eat

[LFAesthetics]

i despise how we treat people on death row. no fear of punishment. no fear of jail. Better for most people who commit it, place to live, food to eat

I despise how much money it takes to off someone who gets the death penalty. inb4 the false convictions statistics. I mean you either have it or you don't and if you do you need to make it economical. 5 years of appeals and all this humane **** is dumb who needs a last meal, your dead boyo.

[holtmcg]

was written in 1791...of course cruel and unusual was for guns back then... needs updated. nothing cruel or unusual about a double tap.

Thats disgusting. Wanting to change an amendment for your own agenda. You should be ashamed (serious).

[holtmcg]

I hope you get banned again soon, the section has dropped in quality since you're back

Who are you and why do you care?

[Tribalone]

I despise how much money it takes to off someone who gets the death penalty. inb4 the false convictions statistics. I mean you either have it or you don't and if you do you need to make it economical. 5 years of appeals and all this humane **** is dumb who needs a last meal, your dead boyo.

Exactly.
5 years.
No life no 40 years on death row.
5 years , cull the herd.

Amazing how many criminals are still alive for violent crimes in this country.

Especially ones who are caught on camera doing the crime.


I would bet everything i have if our jail system wasnt so catering to criminals there would be alot more fear before people acted like criminals.

[Pterodactyl314]

Russian roulette so we can have some fun bets.

[holtmcg]

Exactly.
5 years.
No life no 40 years on death row.
5 years , cull the herd.

Amazing how many criminals are still alive for violent crimes in this country.

Especially ones who are caught on camera doing the crime.


I would bet everything i have if our jail system wasnt so catering to criminals there would be alot more fear before people acted like criminals.

Studies have shown that the death penalty doesn't deter crime so there goes your weak ass argument.


Next!

[guest89]

The problem with that is it would be expensive due to the clean up process. You can't exactly just use a water hose on the ground to clean up the area.



Technically hanging would be clean, efficient, humane, and would be more likely to scare the hell out of people. Especially if its televised so people can see what happens to death row offenders. If you do the math right (And there is an art to it) the neck breaks cleanly on the drop causing an instant kill.

Studies have shown that the death penalty doesn't deter crime so there goes your weak ass argument.


Next!

It doesn't deter crime because in general by the time someone gets put to death. Everyone in society has already forgotten about them EXCEPT the victim. It takes about 10-12 years to put someone to death. Once they are at most you'll get some small news article nobody reads. Lets assume we are 100% certain someone committed a crime. If you have a televised execution while the trial/incident is still fresh in everyone's mind it would be a lot more effective as a deterrent.




To be real though I'm perfectly comfortable with the death penalty purely as retribution. Even if it does 0 towards deterring future crimes.

[Tribalone]

Studies have shown that the death penalty doesn't deter crime so there goes your weak ass argument.


Next!

Can you even read?
Why would the death penalty scare someone?
1. It rarely happens
2. you sit on death row appealing for 10 - 20 - 30 years while getting a roof over your head and food
3. You might get lucky and get a dumb ass president to pardon you....#notmypresident
4. you get an epic last meal
5. you die peacefully


Now on the other hand...

If death penalty occured like this..

1. guilty
2. 5 years of appeals or less depending on crime
3. Most violent televised death imaginable.

[CaliSuperSport]

When or who decided that shooting someone was cruel and unusual?

Especially the 'unusual' part?

It's a matter of decency to not disfigure or induce any suffering to a condemned person.

I would be for this if we could prove 100% someone deserves to die, but you cant always and sometimes innocent people are executed.

[Azrairc]

one thing I don't get is why don't we chop off the hands of people caught stealing multiple times, or at least a half of a finger. seems like common sense

[ShadowV]

Doubt it's about being nice.

More about a company profiting off of the illusion of being nice.

[PTzFree]

was written in 1791...of course cruel and unusual was for guns back then... needs updated. nothing cruel or unusual about a double tap.

This is a very valid point I never thought of. I always wondered how it got classified as cruel - I guess back then it might have been. With today's tech advances it'd probably be more humane and would definitely be infinitely less expensive than lethal injection.