Idaho poised to allow firing-squad executions in some cases

[Shadow Wolf]

Of course, I oppose the death penalty (for other reasons).

Yes. But the idea required a thought that required more than it's just wrong.

 

[Revoltingest]

Yes. But the idea required a thought that required more than it's just wrong.

We were discussing the best way to execute them.

 

[Shadow Wolf]

We were discussing the best way to execute them.

That's just not all. Moral outrage, hypocrisy, what's all at stake if there is a mistake, there's plenty of reasons to just not do it.

 

[Revoltingest]

That's just not all. Moral outrage, hypocrisy, what's all at stake if there is a mistake, there's plenty of reasons to just not do it.

Well, we have detente on not executing people.

 

[esmith]

An experienced shooter can tell if they are firing a round with or without a projectile (less recoil).
Therefore, IMO, issuing some members of a firing squad a blank makes no sense.

 

[fantome profane]

I am a little surprise that no one here has suggested that the firing squad could consist of robots.

It is 2023.

 

[Subduction Zone]

An experienced shooter can tell if they are firing a round with or without a projectile (less recoil).
Therefore, IMO, issuing some members of a firing squad a blank makes no sense.

They would not know until after the fact. The worse thing that a shooter can do is to miss a vital organ that results in an immediate death and yet still hit the body. Then a shooting can become torture instead of an execution. Knowing that you may not have an actual bullet may ease the conscious enough to aim properly.