• Maggoty@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Quick and painless execution was solved long ago. Shotgun from behind them. Like a light switch turning off. But it is rough on the guards.

    The real problem is we keep finding innocent people on death row. People that SCOTUS can’t even hand waive away. Until recently anyways, SCOTUS just up and ruled that new evidence can’t be considered by federal courts. So now innocent people on Death Row are pretty much just relying on the good will of the governor.

    So yeah, we know we’re killing innocent people and we refuse to stop.

    • Karyoplasma@discuss.tchncs.de
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      2 months ago

      Firing squads are often partially equipped with blanks so the shooters don’t know it was them. But then again, I’m pretty sure an experienced shooter could tell if it’s live or blank ammo from how the gun behaves. Idk tho never shot a gun my life.