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There's a great Jacob Geller video about how methods of execution have evolved and why they've evolved.
I wouldn't do it justice but it points out how every time we make a 'more humane' way of killing it often just reduces the person's ability to show suffering, rather than reducing the suffering itself. In many cases the suffering is increased as we say the method is less barbaric; a firing squad has the highest success rate and likely the fastest death.
I can't recommend this enough https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eirR4FHY2YY Piped bot do your thing
We should abolish the death penalty.
Pretending no one knows what happens when people breathe pure nitrogen until they die is absolutely ludicrous. Especially because what you're breathing right now is mostly nitrogen.
We know what happens because it happens to mine workers and scuba divers and others by accident. It's pretty pain/panic-less, which is normally why it's such a big deal to try and avoid. It's advocated for as a method by right-to-die proponents because it's so painless. Pretending this is random human experimentation just gives leverage to dismiss the entire argument.
At least it was painless /s
I do agree the death penalty should be abolished, by the way
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/alabama-execution-nitrogen-kenneth-smith-updates-b2485208.html
Remember when Edison electrocuted a bunch of animals to prove how dangerous AC was? Do you not believe AC can be used correctly?
Nitrogen is one of the methods advocated for by right-to-die advocates for a reason.
Botched execution of the execution are one of the reasons there shouldn't be executions. A bunch of guys "playing it by ear" who want the accused to suffer are not going to do a good job.
I agree wholeheartedly. My point was more that if you're making execution into a pseudo-medical event (For example with lethal injections) then you're going to have more botched executions since the people performing them aren't medical personnel.
While I don't believe we should have executions a gun is designed to be used with little training, but syringes and medical gas supply masks (Don't know the actual name for them) are meant to be used with training. If executions are going to happen surely we should consider the aptitude of those administering them?
We, as many other families before us at the Hillcrest palliative care hospital in San Diego, had to pull the plug on my Dad because the insurance company thought he wouldn't recover so they used a psycho asshole to convince the family to just pull the plug. It's not worth loosing your house over loosing the person who worked his ass off to buy it.
Now imagine how awesome one of us would feel if dying from oxygen deprivation was actually more painful than other means? Wouldn't we then start asking for squad style send offs at the hospital?
I've been through pulling the plug and my dad didn't speak English so he's not gonna be mad if I joke about it...like you would go up to him and whisper some last words..."hey dad what's the admin password to the router again? And he would say " I'm tired, I'll tell you tomorrow. Then you would say, no you won't dad, no you won't, I'm so sorry". He might ask what do you mean I won't, you come back here you little shit and clarify that for me! But by that time you and your six siblings would each have cocked the guns already. One one of the guns would have the bullet and everyone would be blindfolded. Off they six pops go and then you grieve. Other things happen like the cleanup crew would have to do their job. The facial reconstructionist would come in with the hot glue gun and do his thing with spray paint and lipstick. I mean after they removed the gag.
But sure maybe lethal injection was the way to go. A little cleaner. You still gotta remove the gag later. I can't imagine electrocution as a proper way. But maybe a last palliative sunset view with Dynamite on the bed and a dead man's switch. That would be a real quick and painless way to go. Plus if you do it on a boat in Florida waters the circle of life would take care of it...and no awkward funeral!
Okay gotta go start the day 😁. This is all sarcasm and like I said, my dad doesn't or didn't speak English... with the gag and all...so anyway....
Is there a lemmy community for copypasta?
Did you enjoy my sarcasm? It's unclear....hold on, I think it's my phone.