After the botched execution in Florida, both California and Florida have a moratorium on lethal injections to perform executions. So, why not use a method that is quick and much less subject to human error? Thoughts?
2006-12-26 03:43:52 · 13 answers · asked by MoltarRocks 7 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Just use any method of execution used in 1789 when the Constitution was adopted.
By definition, they should not be deemed "cruel and unusual."
I don't think the US ever used the guillotine. I could be wrong.
2006-12-26 03:52:09 · answer #1 · answered by American citizen and taxpayer 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes, it was one of the most efficient means of capital punishment. Not without problems though - at times several blows were necessary to kill the prisoner. With good maintenance, and keeping the blade sharp, that could be avoided.
I think they should bring something like this back - and give the person a sedative first, so that they won't struggle or really be aware. We just need an efficient way to take a person's life.
Equally effective, and 100% effective, would be to stick the prisoner's head in a 10 tonne press. These machine never go wrong, are incredibly fast, and would certainly kill someone.
2006-12-26 04:48:19 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are too many cases where law enforcement goes too far and an innocent person is sentenced to death - the innocense project has found over a hundred cases so far.
If a person is guilty of a death sentence case, death is too swift and being locked up with no human contact, no visitation, mail or even chance to be out of a cell for over an hour a day would be far worse, and then if and when they are found to actually be innocent, they can still be released.
2006-12-26 04:10:27 · answer #3 · answered by Al B 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
OH yeah!
We need more speedy executions. I am tired of paying for a murderer or rapist to live 10 more years in jail while they appeal a conviction.
We need to have public executions. We need examples of what is going to happen if you do the crime.
A bullet to the head is fast and easy ...just like a dumb animal..which most of these murderers and rapist are any how..just big dumb animals..the scum of the world.
2006-12-26 04:39:44 · answer #4 · answered by Barb 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Do you surely need to bypass backwards and be barbarians lower back? The mark of a effective society is how civilized they're. Civilized people do no longer stand interior the city sq. and salivate over somebody approximately to get their head chopped off , or hung. etc.
2016-10-19 00:11:31 · answer #5 · answered by swett 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I guess its better for the environment than the electric chair
2006-12-26 03:46:07 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I say why not. I think we should do it in the town square on a friday night...
2006-12-26 03:49:53 · answer #7 · answered by badneighborvt 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That'd be great! If you'll circulate a petition, I'll sign it!
2006-12-26 03:51:50 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely and your head should be the first to go.
2006-12-26 03:47:36 · answer #9 · answered by miraclehand2020 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
YES. I agree.
2006-12-26 03:45:53 · answer #10 · answered by Active Denial System™ 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋