Witnesses watched through a window at an Alabama prison as Kenneth Eugene Smith became the nation's first person to be put to death using nitrogen gas.
That’s very true. And there is no manner of execution that’s going to look good to onlookers no matter what the situation. From what I’ve read about lethal injection, it’s just as awful to witness.
No one is claiming there’s a very humane way to do this. But I still believe in capital punishment for the crime of murder. In some ways it’s a much kinder outcome for the murderer than keeping him in a prison cell for the rest of his life.
Just so long as you understand that your desire to end the life of imaginary people who are irredeemably bad WILL lead to the death of real people that are redeemable. Not to mention innocent people.
Though I don’t think it is up to you to decide that any life is definitely less preferably to death. Only the ones living those lives can decide that.
There’s nothing imaginary about the horror of criminals committing murder. Oh I realize it hasn’t affected you personally, so why should you care about any of it, or bother to see it for what it is.
You’re wrong (as usual), it IS up to me to decide when life is preferable to death. Or when someone who is criminally insane should be executed. I don’t really give a flying fuck what you think about it either way.
How it looks to onlookers should in no way factor in to deciding what method you use.
The onlookers don’t have to be there. They have a choice.
That’s very true. And there is no manner of execution that’s going to look good to onlookers no matter what the situation. From what I’ve read about lethal injection, it’s just as awful to witness.
No one is claiming there’s a very humane way to do this. But I still believe in capital punishment for the crime of murder. In some ways it’s a much kinder outcome for the murderer than keeping him in a prison cell for the rest of his life.
Just so long as you understand that your desire to end the life of imaginary people who are irredeemably bad WILL lead to the death of real people that are redeemable. Not to mention innocent people.
Though I don’t think it is up to you to decide that any life is definitely less preferably to death. Only the ones living those lives can decide that.
There’s nothing imaginary about the horror of criminals committing murder. Oh I realize it hasn’t affected you personally, so why should you care about any of it, or bother to see it for what it is.
You’re wrong (as usual), it IS up to me to decide when life is preferable to death. Or when someone who is criminally insane should be executed. I don’t really give a flying fuck what you think about it either way.
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