gAlienLifeform@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 16 days agoAutopsy suggests South Carolina botched firing squad executionwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square69linkfedilinkarrow-up1146arrow-down13file-textcross-posted to: politics@sh.itjust.works
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minus-squaresuperkret@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up4·16 days agoIs there any good reason why the rifles aren’t firmly fixed to a stand so they point directly at the heart, with the shooters only pulling the trigger?
minus-squarereal_squids@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·15 days agoEven with something like that, going for the heart is just prolonging suffering, which is usually the point
minus-squareOpinionhaver@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·15 days agoPeople are different height and don’t stand still just to name a few.
minus-squaresuperkret@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·15 days agoYou can adjust the stand and immobilize the people.
Is there any good reason why the rifles aren’t firmly fixed to a stand so they point directly at the heart, with the shooters only pulling the trigger?
Even with something like that, going for the heart is just prolonging suffering, which is usually the point
People are different height and don’t stand still just to name a few.
You can adjust the stand and immobilize the people.