Quote:
Originally Posted by Skippy
I saw this movie once that depicted an execution that happened in the Roman Empire. The guy who got it in the movie probably didn't deserve it, but he angered the wrong folks. Anyway, I think the way it went would be good for the most heinous offenses. The movie was called The Passion of the Christ. For your run of the mill murders a bullet to the head would be simple, cheap, and effective. However, I think more entertainment value could be had feeding them to dangerous animals like lions, or forcing the condemned to fight other condemned convicts to the death. Perhaps they could throw in commutation of the sentence to life after a certain number of victories.
|
The problem of a bullet in the head is the same problem with hanging and the guillotine and the electric chair. ONE person has to do the shooting, or else you put a dozen shooters up. One person pulls the lever that drops the blade, one person throws the switch. Nobody wants to be the sanctioned killer, so we have all these absurd workarounds. Three people administer three different vials of poison, none of which will kill by itself. Absolution. "I didn't kill him".
We don't have the courage of our convictions in this deal. There is no justification that state sanctioned murder controls crime OR is less expensive than keeping a lifer in lockup. All we have, and that is well witnessed here, is vengeance, retribution. Torches and pitchforks. Kill the beast!!
And the hypocrisy of the "all life is sacred" right is on full display.
__________________
You're a daisy if you do.
__________________________________
84 Euro 240D 4spd. 220.5k sold
04 Honda Element AWD
1985 F150 XLT 4x4, 351W with 270k miles, hay hauler
1997 Suzuki Sidekick 4x4
1993 Toyota 4wd Pickup 226K and counting