Originally Posted by Idle

I can't fault the victim's views. I would likely feel the same if it were me. But that's why the US has a Constitution: So I don't get to make up the laws as I see fit.

A lot of people think that if the law is not obeyed it is a good thing depending on the situation until they find themselves in a situation that calls for the law to be applied. They they start yelling about how the Constitution protects them and whatever. Before we threw out old King George and his henchmen it was not unusual for the guilty to be torn apart by wild horses. Disembowelment was also a crowd pleaser. With our Constitution we moved past all of that.

So did this guy suffer or what? I don't know, but if someone cares one way or the other is beside the point. Was his execution legal? Was it cruel or unusual?

That's the only question.