A more humane way to execute prisoners....

[Mytur Binsdirti]

This is in response to the lethal injection debacle a couple of weeks ago.




http://www.theonion.com/video/ohio-replaces-lethal-injection-with-humane-new-hea,36077/

[NHCharger]

 

Got to love these people that complained about the botched execution. They seem to have forgotten about the young female victim that was raped, brutally tortured and then buried alive and left to die. BTW, didn't the murdered finally die? So how was is botched?

[myk]

Got to love these people that complained about the botched execution. They seem to have forgotten about the young female victim that was raped, brutally tortured and then buried alive and left to die. BTW, didn't the murdered finally die? So how was is botched?

Oh you know how our over-compassionate society is these days: the evil that criminals do isn't NEARLY as important as the idea of trying to sympathize and care for them; FORGIVE them.  Is raping, torturing and murdering a woman really all that bad?  

As far as I'm concerned there should be no consideration given to violent criminals; they act outside of the established values of civilized society and that makes them no different than a feral animal; they can die in agony and pain as they have inflicted on others, for all I care...

[ODZKing]

That's what Bill Mahar said on Real Time a couple weeks ago ... "he died didn't he, how was it botched"?

[ACUDANUT]

Seriously sad humor.    Since you brought it up though, my Vet put my horse down with 2 shots.  He just died quietly and appeared to die pain free....USE those drugs on criminals.

[MaximRecoil]

Seriously sad humor.    Since you brought it up though, my Vet put my horse down with 2 shots.  He just died quietly and appeared to die pain free....USE those drugs on criminals.

There are plenty of ways to execute painlessly. The most obvious way is to have an anesthesiologist put them under general anesthesia, and then it doesn't matter how they are executed, because they won't feel a thing. Another way is inert gas asphyxiation, which is also painless, unlike normal asphyxiation.

[JB400]

I have no mercy when it comes to my opinion on the death penalty, but if they're looking for a humane way to do it, take a page from the Nazi's and use the gas chamber.  Put the criminal in a sealed cell with them thinking they're in solitary confinement, close the door, and start pumping in CO.  Criminal just falls asleep and never wakes up.  No mess what so ever.  Afterwards, pump in fresh air to remove the CO, remove the body, who's next?

[Mike DC]

  


I've always found it ridiculous that the penal system struggles to find acceptable ways to kill people.  

Put a fucking needle full of dope in their arm. Problem solved.



All that being said, I do think these botched executions & long methods are unacceptable.  I'm not sorry for the criminal but when we cross over into torturous methods it reflects badly on our society.  We're embarrassing ourselves and stooping to their level.  

 

[Mopar Nut]

Bring back public hangings and show them on Pay Per View!

[Lord Warlock]

Bring back hanging, the firing squad, or electric chairs, all of which are much cheaper than paying for drugs and doctors to do the job "humanely".  Murderers do not deserve a humane death, they should be put down in the same manner that they killed their victims, even if it was drawn out and painful.  I'd be perfectly fine with burying them to the neck, pouring honey on them and letting red ants eat the skull a small bite at a time.  We shouldn't have to spend thousands of dollars each to put killers down after they've languished on death row for a decade or more. 

[twodko]

Like so many things in our country the ultra lib bleeding hearts have pretty much
strangled common sense and the obvious.
Tragically there will be those executed who'll be found innocent after the fact. In the last
3 decades or so forensic science has become close to indisputable. Hopefully this will help prevent
mistaken executions.
Those found guilty of such horrible crimes that a jury finds them death penalty guilty need to go.........most riki damn tik. None of this endless appeal crap lasting years. It would be the ultimate form of justice if we could kill these bastards in the same way they killed their victims but that would truly lower us as a society to their level.
I definitely think any humane method of execution should be used, even so, they still get better than
their victims. And none if this "they won't know what hit them" methods if execution, I want them to
know they are going to die for their crime in the next few minutes.
Myk, I understand it was just a metaphor but you can't compare these death row monster to any
animal. Animals are just life forms in the many levels of such in our world. They kill without malice,
only to survive and feed their young. Plus there is the natural culling of each specie.....strong survive to
maintain a healthy specie line, the weak get killed off for the same reason.

As people go, if society puts you on death row based on the evidence of your crime.......you are done.

[Daytona R/T SE]

Bang.


Done.


Oh...

Wait...


Somebody wanna hose the concrete off before it gets stained ?...

[Dino]

Ripping ones head off is humane?  Hmmm I don't think I have done my good dead for the day.   

Seriously, who comes up with this crap?  Did I not get the memo that we ran out of cyanide? 

[Ghoste]

It's a satire in response to the earlier botched one.

[Lord Warlock]

cyanide, while quick, isn't painless, its supposedly an agonizing way to go even if it does happen fairly quick.  Still think a bullet is cheaper and just as efficient.  However, if the killer killed a kid, we should get kids with no training shoot him, may take a few tries to do the job, most kids who play xbox aren't going to be traumatized by killing someone by a firing squad anyway.  (just put a silouette target in front of the killer to hide him from view, no see no trauma. 

[Dino]

cyanide, while quick, isn't painless, its supposedly an agonizing way to go even if it does happen fairly quick.  Still think a bullet is cheaper and just as efficient.  However, if the killer killed a kid, we should get kids with no training shoot him, may take a few tries to do the job, most kids who play xbox aren't going to be traumatized by killing someone by a firing squad anyway.  (just put a silouette target in front of the killer to hide him from view, no see no trauma. 

You're right so let me rephrase: cyanide after anesthetics.  Highly efficient, very cheap.

[Lord Warlock]

Anesthetics make it not cheap.  Plus the time billed for the anesthesiologist to administer them.  Bullet is still cheaper.

[twodko]

A lot to be said for one well placed .22lr..........cheap too.

[JB400]

The problem with using a bullet is getting someone to pull the trigger.  It's the only reason why it's not in use today.  A person may fire one or two bullets, but after a while, it starts getting to them.

[Mopar Nut]

Something needs to happen to these child molesters and killers like impale them on a pike and exhibited for all to see.

Oh, don't forget the Vaseline!

[polywideblock]

The problem with using a bullet is getting someone to pull the trigger.  It's the only reason why it's not in use today.  A person may fire one or two bullets, but after a while, it starts getting to them.

don't some Asian countries use an automated system with an M60 and 5 rounds 

[Mike DC]

  

There are plenty of fellow inmates on Death Row who could probably pull triggers all day long without guilt.  Have one of them do it.

[ACUDANUT]

I have no mercy when it comes to my opinion on the death penalty, but if they're looking for a humane way to do it, take a page from the Nazi's and use the gas chamber.  Put the criminal in a sealed cell with them thinking they're in solitary confinement, close the door, and start pumping in CO.  Criminal just falls asleep and never wakes up.  No mess what so ever.  Afterwards, pump in fresh air to remove the CO, remove the body, who's next?

 They should really execute inmates they same way they did it to their victims. There are plenty of inmate that would volunteer to rape and sodimize and kill.

[moparsr2fast]

 A guillotine  operated by remote control with the victim, or the closest relative given the remote. I like the bullet idea myself, but it would be difficult for many to actually pull the trigger. People would probably be fighting to be the one to use the remote though..

[Old Moparz]

George Carlin's idea is best.