Firing Squad

[The Liberated Territories]

Capital Punishment is a terrible, and expensive ideal, and using firing squads won't cheapen it or make it somehow more "moral."

[Solaray]

Well if you must have the death penalty, firing squad would be the best option. It's quick, humane, and slightly badass. Though it'd be better to just not have a death penalty.

[Lalaki]

Capital Punishment is a terrible, and expensive ideal, and using firing squads won't cheapen it or make it somehow more "moral."

Well said.

[Solaray]

Capital Punishment is a terrible, and expensive ideal, and using firing squads won't cheapen it or make it somehow more "moral."

Well said.

Well, ideally it would make it quicker, and more humane, so it would sort of make it a bit more moral. But, ultimately, it's much better, both ethically and practically, to go without the death penalty.

[Lavan Tiri]

Explain, especially the "unfair" bit.

I find that capital punishment is unfair, because you're involuntarily taking away the life of another person. Therefore, I find firing squads unfair.

What about for murderers? They took another's life involuntarily, so we're returning the favor.

[Geilinor]

I find that capital punishment is unfair, because you're involuntarily taking away the life of another person. Therefore, I find firing squads unfair.

What about for murderers? They took another's life involuntarily, so we're returning the favor.

What will "returning the favor" accomplish?

[The Scientific States]

I find that capital punishment is unfair, because you're involuntarily taking away the life of another person. Therefore, I find firing squads unfair.

What about for murderers? They took another's life involuntarily, so we're returning the favor.

Returning the favor? That's a silly, completely un-empathetic concept. Murderers are often deeply troubled people, and despite their horrible actions, we're obliged to help them. Don't get me wrong, I don't want to see murderers released back into the streets once imprisoned, I just find it unethical and hypocritical to execute them.

[Lavan Tiri]

What about for murderers? They took another's life involuntarily, so we're returning the favor.

What will "returning the favor" accomplish?

Removal of a murderer, perhaps some sense of closure for the victim's friends and family, and also a feeling of safety for the community. Plus showing people that death is what you get when you kill someone for no reason.

[Othelos]

What will "returning the favor" accomplish?

Removal of a murderer, perhaps some sense of closure for the victim's friends and family, and also a feeling of safety for the community.

Can be accomplished by throwing them into prison for life.

Plus showing people that death is what you get when you kill someone for no reason.

So, since killing is wrong, we should kill people?

[The Orson Empire]

I find that capital punishment is unfair, because you're involuntarily taking away the life of another person. Therefore, I find firing squads unfair.

What about for murderers? They took another's life involuntarily, so we're returning the favor.

This "eye for an eye" attitude doesn't work, and it has been proven not to work. Even still, it's unethical, hypocritical, and barbaric.

[Haktiva]

Give the guy a chance to die like a man. They at least deserve that.

Or in the case of a woman… well I guess die like a man still applies.

[Pandeeria]

Explain, especially the "unfair" bit.

I find that capital punishment is unfair, because you're involuntarily taking away the life of another person. Therefore, I find firing squads unfair.

Oh, oh, I thought you meant that purely firing squads were unfair.

[The Grey Wolf]

What will "returning the favor" accomplish?

Removal of a murderer, perhaps some sense of closure for the victim's friends and family, and also a feeling of safety for the community. Plus showing people that death is what you get when you kill someone for no reason.

Please provide one instance of someone killing another person "for no reason." If it does occur, it's extremely likely the culprit has mental issues and that makes executing them even worse.

[Kolvartia]

What about for murderers? They took another's life involuntarily, so we're returning the favor.

Returning the favor? That's a silly, completely un-empathetic concept. Murderers are often deeply troubled people, and despite their horrible actions, we're obliged to help them. Don't get me wrong, I don't want to see murderers released back into the streets once imprisoned, I just find it unethical and hypocritical to execute them.

Then, would you give amnesty to the german officers hanged in Nuremberg?

Would you have said that when Wehrmacht generals such as Wilhelm Keitel and Alfred Jodl were executed?

[Great Nepal]

We shouldn't have a death penalty; its expensive, pointless and frankly an easy way out from the offender. However if we are going to have it, what is wrong with injection? Not the cocktails they use in US which screws up but simple large doses of propofol followed by potassium cyanide. Less messier and frankly less toll on whoever is carrying out the execution.

[Waideland]

This sums up my opinion in its entirety.

http://youtu.be/Hyph_DZa_GQ

[Scomagia]

Death penalty isn't cheap. Source that it deters crime.

It's only expensive because of the legal measures associated with executing people. Statistics say it probably doesn't deter crime, but it's not even about deterrence, or punishment. It's just that there's no reason to keep people who are dangers to society and beyond rehabilitation alive.

@OP, there are probably cheaper methods then firing squads, but I'm not that much of a penny-pincher. It's a valid method, I guess.

And how, exactly, does one determine that a person is beyond rehabilitation in a society that does not practice rehabilitation?

[Scomagia]

Don't need a whole squad. Just strap the condemned to a chair, hand the aggrieved party seeking vengeance a service pistol and let them put one in the chest and head.

That's a good way to traumatize the victim further.

If they're sick enough that they're willing to pull the trigger, fuck em.

[Zottistan]

It's only expensive because of the legal measures associated with executing people. Statistics say it probably doesn't deter crime, but it's not even about deterrence, or punishment. It's just that there's no reason to keep people who are dangers to society and beyond rehabilitation alive.

@OP, there are probably cheaper methods then firing squads, but I'm not that much of a penny-pincher. It's a valid method, I guess.

And how, exactly, does one determine that a person is beyond rehabilitation in a society that does not practice rehabilitation?

Well, firstly by starting to practise rehabilitation. I would have thought that much was obvious.

[Scomagia]

And how, exactly, does one determine that a person is beyond rehabilitation in a society that does not practice rehabilitation?

Well, firstly by starting to practise rehabilitation. I would have thought that much was obvious.

So we should ban the death penalty until we actually start practicing rehabilitation.

[Zottistan]

Well, firstly by starting to practise rehabilitation. I would have thought that much was obvious.

So we should ban the death penalty until we actually start practicing rehabilitation.

Sure, I guess.

This isn't an opposition to the death penalty. This is an opposition to the death penalty in certain situations.

[Jichang]

The US should just use firing squad, hanging and maybe beheading by guillotine to carry out executions, these methods are more humane than electrocution or lethal injection.

[Britannic Realms]

In regards to the death penalty, I think it should only be used for treason and most grievous of crimes.

When it comes to method, hanging is quick and easy.

[Aahmerica]

A firing squad would be acceptable only if every citizen were put into a lottery to be on the firing squad. If a society is willing to have barbaric practices as law, they should be forced to take part in them and not shunt the burden onto someone else.

Can we enter more than once? Increase my chances to be selected?

[Neo Industrium]

This sums up my opinion in its entirety.

http://youtu.be/Hyph_DZa_GQ

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