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Choosing death penalty by firing squad because it's safer

by thund on 3/8/25, 7:31 AM with 64 comments

• by littlestymaar on 3/8/25, 8:57 AM

  What's up with the title's editorialization? The original title is “South Carolina executes convicted murderer by firing squad”

• by nadermx on 3/8/25, 8:35 AM

  Reading this makes me wonder, should a man who plead guilty be executed?

• by timeflex on 3/8/25, 9:24 AM

  Safer is a bit of a misnomer here. Nothing is safe about being executed. If your goal is to die as quick & painless as possible, then let's poll those that have been executed... oh wait, we can't.

  Statistically, there has been a lot less failed executions from firing squads, but is it cause it is more predictable, or because there have been issues obtaining drugs for lethal injection, lack of medical professionals willing to assist, lack of training, etc. Are there vast differences in statistics, even among the states that have death penalties? If so, then isn't saying it is "safer" overly broad, when in fact it depends which states you're referring to?