Death by firing squad

[geckojohn]

Someone with SARS should caugh over them and they would die a nice slow death.

 

[Howard]

While I do believe in the death penalty, execution should be as fast and painless as possible. They have done their sins, and shall do no more. Anything we inflict upon them is merely an act of revenge. I'd like to think we've progressed beyond tat point.

 

[BooGiMaN]

i say it hurts..and as for hanging....if it doesnt break your neck as soon as u fall ur in a world of hurt

 

[Jmmsbnd007]

Originally posted by: Marshallj

Originally posted by: Skoorb

Originally posted by: Moralpanic
There are a line up of men, probably like 6 or 7... each of them has a real bullet, while one random person gets a blank (that's to ease the conscience of those who are firing).

I read that too. Quite pathetic that it actually makes a difference to those people there. The intent is very evident when you pull the trigger and if you can tell yourself at night that there is a 1/6 chance you didn't kill the guy maybe you're in the wrong line of work.

For those who shoot guns, you'd know that you can easily tell if you shot a blank or a real bullet. If you shoot a real bullet, the gun will have a nice kick to it, while if you shot a blank, there would be hardly any kick since there is no bullet which is being accelerated.

Yeah, I was thinking of that too.

 

[SoylentGreen]

Aware of why they have the death penalty, shoot them in the balls and let them slowly bleed to death.

 

[TheBoyBlunder]

They chose to die that way...so who cares?

 

[Ladies Man]

I'm going to kill you kyle, but all i could afford was this wiffle ball bat.... this may take some time...

 

[Wintermute76]

Originally posted by: BooGiMaN

Originally posted by: Gobadgrs

Originally posted by: BooGiMaN
I had no idea this was still being done!

Apparently two inmates will be executed by firing squad next month.

Click for the whole story

Its quick and instant... whats the beef?

no beef i just thought that the politically correct sue happy part of society would have banned this by now

the politically correct sue happy part of society should be executed by firing squad.........

 

[Wintermute76]

Originally posted by: Jmmsbnd007
I hope they get shot by a fscking .22. A lot more pain that way.

What .22? .22 short, .22 LR, .22 WMR, .22 Hornet, .223 Rem., .22-250........

 

[flxnimprtmscl]

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire

Originally posted by: Jmmsbnd007
I hope they get shot by a fscking .22. A lot more pain that way.

Flamethrower.

- M4H

Desert Eagle or anything else .50 cal. Start shooting at the ankles and move up to the chest. Take your time. Repeat if nescesarry.

 

[DerwenArtos12]

i think the white supremist should be shot by a line of black and mexican people. make it hurt emotionally too. and the guy who killed little kids should be castrated with a dull, rusty butter knife then forced to stay in prison with a large, black, homosexual inmate.

 

[Insane3D]

Just curious...why do they shoot at the heart? Wouldn't a single head shot do the trick? Also, are 6-7 men needed to hit one guy in the heart? Seems like a waste of ammo. I think two guys would make more sense...one guy has blanks so neither one knows who killed the prisoner.

Edit:

Come to think of it, why guys standing back with rifles? Why not have one guy stand next to him with a pistol to the back of the head?

 

[DerwenArtos12]

Originally posted by: Insane3D
Just curious...why do they shoot at the heart? Wouldn't a single head shot do the trick? Also, are 6-7 men needed to hit one guy in the heart? Seems like a waste of ammo. I think two guys would make more sense...one guy has blanks so neither one knows who killed the prisoner.

Edit:

Come to think of it, why guys standing back with rifles? Why not have one guy stand next to him with a pistol to the back of the head?

that would be too easy and painless. according to law they can't be cruel but these guys need to suffer as much as legally possible.

 

[sygyzy]

Originally posted by: Insane3D
Just curious...why do they shoot at the heart? Wouldn't a single head shot do the trick? Also, are 6-7 men needed to hit one guy in the heart? Seems like a waste of ammo. I think two guys would make more sense...one guy has blanks so neither one knows who killed the prisoner.

Edit:

Come to think of it, why guys standing back with rifles? Why not have one guy stand next to him with a pistol to the back of the head?

Because people are bad shots. Look at cops, they hit 20% of their targets. You think prison guards are any better?

 

[OutHouse]

Originally posted by: Marshallj

Originally posted by: Skoorb

Originally posted by: Moralpanic
There are a line up of men, probably like 6 or 7... each of them has a real bullet, while one random person gets a blank (that's to ease the conscience of those who are firing).

I read that too. Quite pathetic that it actually makes a difference to those people there. The intent is very evident when you pull the trigger and if you can tell yourself at night that there is a 1/6 chance you didn't kill the guy maybe you're in the wrong line of work.

For those who shoot guns, you'd know that you can easily tell if you shot a blank or a real bullet. If you shoot a real bullet, the gun will have a nice kick to it, while if you shot a blank, there would be hardly any kick since there is no bullet which is being accelerated.

Im pretty sure the blank used is not one they pulled out of a box. But you are right though for as many M-16 and M-60 blanks i shot there is a huge difference in recoil. Im thinking they will modify a blank to get just as much recoil as with a real round. Shouldnt be hard, blanks normally have 1/2 the gun powder as a real round.

 

[OutHouse]

Originally posted by: sygyzy

Originally posted by: Insane3D
Just curious...why do they shoot at the heart? Wouldn't a single head shot do the trick? Also, are 6-7 men needed to hit one guy in the heart? Seems like a waste of ammo. I think two guys would make more sense...one guy has blanks so neither one knows who killed the prisoner.

Edit:

Come to think of it, why guys standing back with rifles? Why not have one guy stand next to him with a pistol to the back of the head?

Because people are bad shots. Look at cops, they hit 20% of their targets. You think prison guards are any better?

They arent using prison guards.

The Utah Corrections Department is recruiting law enforcement officers for two five-person firing squads, asking the police departments in the communities where the crimes were committed to nominate volunteers.

 

[Insane3D]

Because people are bad shots. Look at cops, they hit 20% of their targets. You think prison guards are any better?

So why not stand right next to them and shoot them in the head or right in the heart? These guys are prisoners...can't they walk up and put the barrel of the gun right on their heart or head? Better yet...how about a shotgun at short range?

 

[DerwenArtos12]

Originally posted by: Insane3D

Because people are bad shots. Look at cops, they hit 20% of their targets. You think prison guards are any better?

So why not stand right next to them and shoot them in the head or right in the heart? These guys are prisoners...can't they walk up and put the barrel of the gun right on their heart or head? Better yet...how about a shotgun at short range?

oooohhhhh yes a hand cannon from 5 feet dirctly to the testies.

 

[necro702]

Originally posted by: ausm
I think they should shoot them S.O.B.s right after their trial, Screw the appeals which cost us taxpayers millions and millions of dollars/year .

Letting those A-holes typically rot on death row for 10-15 years is ridiculus,

Ausm

You dumb @#$@#$@#. Do you know how many people have been wrongfully convicted
and rotted on death row for NOTHING!?!

 

[Insane3D]

Wait...I've got it! How about that new Smith and Wesson .50 Caliber Pistol ? I bet that would make a mess with 2600ft/lb of muzzle energy! :Q:Q



Edit:

Nice Pic

 

[DerwenArtos12]

Originally posted by: Insane3D
Wait...I've got it! How about that new Smith and Wesson .50 Caliber Pistol ? I bet that would make a mess with 2600ft/lb of muzzle energy! :Q:Q



Edit:

Nice Pic

ooh. i goota get one of those. my new 223 just goes right through people. this looks like it would leave a nice splatter effect though.

 

[RyanM]

Actually, when I looked into it, this is how it was done. I don't recall the source, because this was several years ago, so I can't verify the validity, but anyways.

As far as I could read, typically there are 5 to 7 gunmen. Only ONE of them has a real bullet, the others have hot-loaded blanks designed to produce a similar amount of recoil to the live rounds. It doesn't matter that it's not exact, because they don't have a comparison. They may "remember" that gun and that type of bullet being heavier in recoil, but since they're not shooting both to compare to, they don't think any differently.

The State whose laws I was looking into (again, this was several years ago; it was the last case where there was a death by firing squad), it was a headshot, aimed at the center of the brainpan. That way, any bullet that pierced, no matter what angle, would hit part of the frontal lobe, part of the rear lobe, and damage the corpus callosum.

Any rapid googlers may want to dig up some current sources though. I may be remembering incorrectly, or what I read may have been wrong.

But it sounds right.

 

[y2kc]

Only ONE of them has a real bullet

what if the one guy misses the heart.. it should be the other way around (i think anyway). have any of you seen the videotape of Kell stabbing the guy 67 times? probably one of the most horrific and gory scenes caught on tape. he's getting off easy..

 

[FoBoT]

Originally posted by: Insane3D
Just curious...why do they shoot at the heart? Wouldn't a single head shot do the trick? Also, are 6-7 men needed to hit one guy in the heart? Seems like a waste of ammo. I think two guys would make more sense...one guy has blanks so neither one knows who killed the prisoner.

Edit:

Come to think of it, why guys standing back with rifles? Why not have one guy stand next to him with a pistol to the back of the head?

i think a head shot would be a lot messier, and they do many to make sure there is adequate damage to kill the inmate
as for the pistol thing, again, if you are too close, it could be messy

 

[FoBoT]

Originally posted by: sygyzy

Originally posted by: Insane3D
Just curious...why do they shoot at the heart? Wouldn't a single head shot do the trick? Also, are 6-7 men needed to hit one guy in the heart? Seems like a waste of ammo. I think two guys would make more sense...one guy has blanks so neither one knows who killed the prisoner.

Edit:

Come to think of it, why guys standing back with rifles? Why not have one guy stand next to him with a pistol to the back of the head?

Because people are bad shots. Look at cops, they hit 20% of their targets. You think prison guards are any better?

the shooters/executioners aren't "prison guards" , they are volunteers from law enforcement agencies , ie "cops" , usually from the area where the victims lived, so yes, there is an element of revenge involved, but i think that is ok