Death By Firing Squad
Notwithstanding the "wild west" jokes, what do you think about this? Should the condemned get to choose their manner of death, or does the state and only the state have domain over that decision?
As I see it, if the firing squad is chosen then those people whose duty it is the kill the condemned with bullets might then be traumatized themselves over the murder of a man who is unarmed and unable to defend themselves. It would take someone of either the sociopathic, or on the verge of it, persuasion to do the actual shooting. Is the state then supporting sociopathic behavior, allowing a sociopath to walk amongst us in the guise of a public servant?
Condemned Utah killer will face firing squad | US News | Idaho Statesman
Or, is the death penalty out-dated? It solves nothing and deters no one from crime. Looking at a cost benefit, the death penalty actually costs more via the process than holding a person in prison for life. What benefit does the death penalty bring to society?
The death penalty, in my opinion, is about revenge not justice.
What says you?
As I see it, if the firing squad is chosen then those people whose duty it is the kill the condemned with bullets might then be traumatized themselves over the murder of a man who is unarmed and unable to defend themselves. It would take someone of either the sociopathic, or on the verge of it, persuasion to do the actual shooting. Is the state then supporting sociopathic behavior, allowing a sociopath to walk amongst us in the guise of a public servant?
Condemned Utah killer will face firing squad | US News | Idaho Statesman
Or, is the death penalty out-dated? It solves nothing and deters no one from crime. Looking at a cost benefit, the death penalty actually costs more via the process than holding a person in prison for life. What benefit does the death penalty bring to society?
The death penalty, in my opinion, is about revenge not justice.
What says you?
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