YeahToast@aussie.zonecake to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoUS military will execute Fort Hood attacker by firing squad, a first in 60 yearswww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square64linkfedilinkarrow-up1151arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up1146arrow-down1external-linkUS military will execute Fort Hood attacker by firing squad, a first in 60 yearswww.bbc.comYeahToast@aussie.zonecake to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square64linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squaretriptrapper@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·2 days agoHave you considered… not having the person executed at all?
minus-squareHubertManne@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day agoof course. im anti death penalty.
minus-squareSeralth@piefed.seralth.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-21 day agoBanishment can be a much worse punishment than execution. There’s also just throwing them in a dark small room for 40 years. There’s plenty of things far worse than death to punish people with if your just looking to be cruel. Death penalty like this is just a state level pr stunt and propaganda basically. Since other methods aren’t as catchy headlines.
Have you considered… not having the person executed at all?
of course. im anti death penalty.
Banishment can be a much worse punishment than execution.
There’s also just throwing them in a dark small room for 40 years.
There’s plenty of things far worse than death to punish people with if your just looking to be cruel.
Death penalty like this is just a state level pr stunt and propaganda basically. Since other methods aren’t as catchy headlines.