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Originally Posted by greazzer
And again, how is this "cruel" ? I find 30 or so minutes versus near instantaneous not cruel in any regards. Just because someone claims it's "cruel" doesn't make it so. Is there a rule on the books that says once you get the juice, you must die within seconds or just fall asleep or something along those lines ???
Not sure I see any prohibition against torture in the State or Federal Consitutions either. It just says punishments cannot be cruel or unusual. Is torture by definition "cruel?" Torture is probably the same as corporal punishment in some regards since torture involves some elements of physical punishment. I am still looking for something which says torture or corporal punishment are per se prohibited in the consitution.
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My take is that there are alternate methods with proven efficacy, and yet the bozos in charge opted for an untested (and apparently not terribly effective) method.
Certainly the DB is dead, but apparently that outcome was not so certain there for a little while.
These things should be carried out quickly and efficiently and in a manner which does not lower the state to the level of those they are executing.
Cruel and unusual.... it's in there, and open for debate. I get the impression that your interpretation will be a minority position.