"Odysseus" wrote:

The Constitution prohibits what is called "cruel and unusual punishment" which means we cannot inflict physical harm on a prisoner even in an execution.

I don't think any level of torture would ever equal what these guys did - and reveling in it seems perverse, kind of an endorsement of enjoying inflicting pain on people. Deactivate them I say, they don't deserve to breathe.

that's weird, they torture muslims in their own countries, yet when an american is killed for murder, it's painless!
not fair

"Muslim Bro" wrote:

"Odysseus" wrote:

The Constitution prohibits what is called "cruel and unusual punishment" which means we cannot inflict physical harm on a prisoner even in an execution.

Death by electrocution & firing squad....wouldn't you call that cruel?

"Odysseus" wrote:

I don't think any level of torture would ever equal what these guys did - and reveling in it seems perverse, kind of an endorsement of enjoying inflicting pain on people. Deactivate them I say, [b]they don't deserve to breathe[/b].

Execution using the gas chamber maybe....

That's the argument a lot of lefties are making to abolish the death penalty.

Frankly I think it's merciful...

this reminds me of this film. Forgot what it's called but Tom hanks stars as a prison guard. They're in charge of inmates who are gonna be executed. On one execution a guard purposely doesn't place the cap correctly on the head. it results in the prisoner being fried to death slowly on the electric chair, in front of an audience who came to watch. The room fills with smoke and stench of sizzling human flesh :shock: That image remains with me :?

Yashmaki

There have been plenty of botched executions in real life, even when the cap is placed correctly. These are just a few:

October 16, 1985. Indiana. William E. Vandiver. After the first administration of 2,300 volts, Vandiver was still breathing. The execution eventually took 17 minutes and five jolts of electricity. Vandiver's attorney, Herbert Shaps, witnessed the execution and observed smoke and the smell of burning. He called the execution "outrageous." The Department of Corrections admitted the execution "did not go according to plan."

April 22, 1983. Alabama. John Evans. After the first jolt of electricity, sparks and flames erupted from the electrode attached to Evans's leg. The electrode burst from the strap holding it in place and caught on fire. Smoke and sparks also came out from under the hood in the vicinity of Evans's left temple. Two physicians entered the chamber and found a heartbeat. The electrode was reattached to his leg, and another jolt of electricity was applied. This resulted in more smoke and burning flesh. Again the doctors found a heartbeat. Ignoring the pleas of Evans's lawyer, a third jolt of electricity was applied. The execution took 14 minutes and left Evans's body charred and smoldering.

December 12, 1984. Georgia. Alpha Otis Stephens. "The first charge of electricity ... failed to kill him, and he struggled to breathe for eight minutes before a second charge carried out his death sentence ..." After the first two minute power surge, there was a six minute pause so his body could cool before physicians could examine him (and declare that another jolt was needed). During that six-minute interval, Stephens took 23 breaths. A Georgia prison official said, "Stephens was just not a conductor" of electricity.

"yashmaki" wrote:

this reminds me of this film. Forgot what it's called but Tom hanks stars as a prison guard. They're in charge of inmates who are gonna be executed. On one execution a guard purposely doesn't place the cap correctly on the head. it results in the prisoner being fried to death slowly on the electric chair, in front of an audience who came to watch. The room fills with smoke and stench of sizzling human flesh :shock: That image remains with me :?

"Sirus" wrote:

"yashmaki" wrote:

this reminds me of this film. Forgot what it's called but Tom hanks stars as a prison guard. They're in charge of inmates who are gonna be executed. On one execution a guard purposely doesn't place the cap correctly on the head. it results in the prisoner being fried to death slowly on the electric chair, in front of an audience who came to watch. The room fills with smoke and stench of sizzling human flesh :shock: That image remains with me :?

The Green Mile

i love that film! its so sad...