Your preferred method of execution?

[madoka]

Argued recently with a friend over whether our current execution methods are the most humane.

If you had a choice in the way you were to be executed, which would it be?

 

[FIVR]

Gunshot in back of head is more humane than any of those. Unless you want to specify what the lethal injection consists of.

 

[Chaotic42]

Death by morphine overdose?

 

[madoka]

Death by morphine overdose?

Damit! I forgot to make autoerotic asphyxiation a choice!

 

[Chaotic42]

Damit! I forgot to make autoerotic asphyxiation a choice!

I mean, it's relatively cheap and seemingly pleasant, I'm not sure why we don't use it.

 

[madoka]

I mean, it's relatively cheap and seemingly pleasant, I'm not sure why we don't use it.

How effective is it?

 

[shortylickens]

Other:

 

[Sonikku]

If I gotta go, may it be through lightsaber combat.

 

[IronWing]

Snu snu and ATOT disappoints me

 

[cavemanmoron]

Argued recently with a friend over whether our current execution methods are the most humane.

If you had a choice in the way you were to be executed, which would it be?

Death by natural causes at age 111. I doubt I will make it that far.

 

[madoka]

Snu snu and ATOT disappoints me

I know and I'm sorry. I wasn't thinking straight. I was too hung up on that argument I had with my friend and it was a serious conversation that devolved from whether prisoners should have the right to choose their method of execution.

 

[tynopik]

carbon monoxide

 

[Red Squirrel]

I'd say lethal injection is probably the most calm and less painful way to go. You basically die in your sleep. They even sedate you before they give you the actual injection!

I've always had mixed feelings about capital punishment though. I don't like the idea of the government directly killing it's own citizens, but on the other hand, there are people out there who simply should not be part of society, like mass murderers, child molesters, etc. But then do you trust the government to decide who these people are that should die. They often punish people based on their own agendas and not based on what they did. Take Edward Snowden for example, he's a good guy as far as the people and ethics is concerned, but as far as the law is concerned he would get death penalty.

 

[MrSquished]

the one where i have a steak and lobster dinner and then walk out unscathed

 

[BD231]

 

[IBMJunkman]

Well, the problem is I can’t really compare them.

 

[madoka]

I'd say lethal injection is probably the most calm and less painful way to go. You basically die in your sleep. They even sedate you before they give you the actual injection!

Have you seen the lawsuits involving lethal injection?

https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn7269-execution-by-injection-far-from-painless/

Execution by lethal injection may not be the painless procedure most Americans assume, say researchers from Florida and Virginia.

They examined post-mortem blood levels of anaesthetic and believe that prisoners may have been capable of feeling pain in almost 90% of cases and may have actually been conscious when they were put to death in over 40% of cases.

. . .
Without adequate anaesthesia, the authors say, the person being executed would experience asphyxiation, a severe burning sensation, massive muscle cramping and cardiac arrest – which would constitute the “cruel and unusual” punishment expressly forbidden by the US constitution’s Eighth Amendment.

. . .
If these post-mortem concentrations reflect levels during execution, the authors say, 43 of the 49 inmates studied were probably sentient, and 21 may have been “fully aware”. Because a muscle relaxant was used to paralyse them, however, inmates would have been unable to indicate any pain.

Ironically, US veterinarians are advised not to use neuromuscular blocking agents while euthanising animals precisely so they can recognise when the anaesthesia is not working.

 

[Red Squirrel]

Did not know about that, though sounds like it's an isolated incident and not actually the desired outcome. Hopefully this is something they will fix.

 

[bradly1101]

Guillotine

 

[bradly1101]

I'd say lethal injection is probably the most calm and less painful way to go. You basically die in your sleep. They even sedate you before they give you the actual injection!

I've always had mixed feelings about capital punishment though. I don't like the idea of the government directly killing it's own citizens, but on the other hand, there are people out there who simply should not be part of society, like mass murderers, child molesters, etc. But then do you trust the government to decide who these people are that should die. They often punish people based on their own agendas and not based on what they did. Take Edward Snowden for example, he's a good guy as far as the people and ethics is concerned, but as far as the law is concerned he would get death penalty.

And innocent people never get executed.

https://www.aclu.org/blog/capital-p...alty/its-rush-kill-arkansas-may-have-executed

 

[Kaido]

Guillotine

Same, I really want to know if the myth that your brain keeps going for a bit after it gets lopped off is true

 

[PottedMeat]

carbon monoxide

"hey i think someone could steal the generator, lets put it inside"

 

[lxskllr]

Gladiatorial combat

 

[ultimatebob]

Well... death by Snu Snu, of course. Jumping off of a skyscraper without a parachute or bungie cord would be a close second.

 

[snoopy7548]

Guillotine

I voted for lethal injection but guillotine was my first thought. The method itself looks barbaric, but it's quick and painless.