People don't realize that a lot of American executions are more brutal and inhumane than, say, a simple beheading.https://n.pr/2htkJth
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These methods are designed to ease the guilt of the executioner, not the pain of the prisoner.
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It's pretty grim. Lots of stories of botched lethal injections and all sorts. It's far from painless.
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I'm not in favour of the death penalty myself. The argument can be made it's not a deterrent but can lead to even worse crime.
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there's pretty good evidence that it's not a deterrent
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There's also the argument that, if you think you're going to be killed for committing a crime, you'll commit a worse one.
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Why leave witnesses if you think it could lead to your own death? Death penalty is antiquated and based on emotion.
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I don't know, I think life in prison, for me, is even more a deterrent than the death penalty. But enough people on death row...
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I guess. One argument I hear is inmates a state burden. I've nothing against them paying for their upkeep via labour.
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The death penalty is also extremely expensive, because of appeals, and inmates often on death row for a decade anyway
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