GiddyGap@lemm.ee to News@lemmy.world · 10 months agoWhat happened at the nation's first nitrogen gas execution: An AP eyewitness accountapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square71fedilinkarrow-up189cross-posted to: news@lemmy.world
arrow-up189external-linkWhat happened at the nation's first nitrogen gas execution: An AP eyewitness accountapnews.comGiddyGap@lemm.ee to News@lemmy.world · 10 months agomessage-square71fedilinkcross-posted to: news@lemmy.world
minus-squarebleistift2@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-210 months agoFor fuck’s sake. Are you telling me Americans, of all people Americans, are now too stupid to kill? What’s with these crazy new execution methods? Just shoot the guy. It’s not like you didn’t have a hundred thousand cops trained to kill on sight.
minus-squarecaptainlezbian@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·10 months agoBecause we’re uncomfortable with calmly and premeditatedly shooting someone. Capital punishment isn’t wildly popular here, it’s still controversial
minus-squareivanafterall@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·10 months agoThey’re not accustomed to shooting actual criminals.
minus-squaretigeruppercut@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up1·10 months agoAny state that allows this should force the governor to carry out the execution personally
For fuck’s sake. Are you telling me Americans, of all people Americans, are now too stupid to kill?
What’s with these crazy new execution methods? Just shoot the guy. It’s not like you didn’t have a hundred thousand cops trained to kill on sight.
Because we’re uncomfortable with calmly and premeditatedly shooting someone. Capital punishment isn’t wildly popular here, it’s still controversial
They’re not accustomed to shooting actual criminals.
Any state that allows this should force the governor to carry out the execution personally
Abolish capital punishment.