(July 16, 2014 at 11:13 pm)Rhythm Wrote: I don't know, I'm also against the death penalty...but if we're going to go through with it..hiding it behind a black curtain doesn't sound like a very good idea.
I mean, you watch the news polaris..you've seen what we (as in the state) do when we think that no eyes are upon us, eh? IMO, shit probably ought to be on PBS. At least then we'd have a very specific idea of what we're talking about when we say we're for it or against it. You want me to hit somebody over the head with a brick? Fine, but you have to watch me do it.
I think it should be up to the family if there is any to choose to watch the execution or not. As for the method, the most painless, less degrading and more humane should be used. We could say a bullet to the head is humane and painless, but human rights organizations would consider it degrading to human dignity since it's not a pretty image, it's how they execute people in China. I also think the convict should be able to spend a few hours with his family before the execution. Not that I care about this much, in europe the death penalty has been abolished and the EU forbids it, the ECHR also forbid it definitely for member states. As for life in jail, I think it could be a viable option.
Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you
