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    Default Re: And the world record for "most botched execution" goes to...

    Quote Originally Posted by rory_20_uk View Post
    Could one not rig up a machine gun aimed at the chest? And the trigger to a servo that requires two buttons to be pressed? Removes the requirement for men to shoot at a man.

    I would not WANT that requirement removed. If the polity believes it fitting to mete our death as punishment, then members of that polity must be expected to discharge that duty when called to do so. It should be analogous to jury duty.

    If members of that polity are not willing to discharge such a duty, then they should not mete out such a punishment.
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    Default Re: And the world record for "most botched execution" goes to...

    Fair enough.

    I'd rather they were killed by dismemberment with organs released to the donation register / medical education. If they've hurt society, at least they can give something back.

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    Default Re: And the world record for "most botched execution" goes to...

    Thank you for the exact Churchill quote, Rory.
    I'd rather they were killed by dismemberment with organs released to the donation register / medical education. If they've hurt society, at least they can give something back.
    That's not a bad idea, at least the donation part, provided their organs are usable. I think we all know what an alcoholic's liver looks like.
    If members of that polity are not willing to discharge such a duty, then they should not mete out such a punishment.
    Agreed. I understand how it can be psychologically traumatic, knowing you just killed another person, the same for people who have killed in self-defense. It all depends on your viewpoint on those things, I think, how you take it.
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