[Newsbot]

Title: Utah killer chooses death by firing squad
Category: Uncle Sam
Posted By: Hyack
Date: 2010-04-23 13:31:39

[Heavy_Metal]

aim low and let him bleed out....sounds like justice to me

[xerxes]

Smart choice, it's the quickest death.

Though, I'm surprised it's still on the books in Utah. I know Washingston State had death by hanging up until the 90's, but it's my understanding that the death ban prohibition was undone because it was demonsrated that lethal injections weren't cruel and unusal punishment as opposed to previous methods like this....

[Proculation]

What about disembowlement ?

[Brenda]

xerxes xerxes:

Smart choice, it's the quickest death.

Though, I'm surprised it's still on the books in Utah. I know Washingston State had death by hanging up until the 90's, but it's my understanding that the death ban prohibition was undone because it was demonsrated that lethal injections weren't cruel and unusal punishment as opposed to previous methods like this....

It's not, but since he chose that way before it was taken out, he still has the right to be put to death that way.

New inmates don't have that choice.

[BeaverFever]

xerxes xerxes:

Smart choice, it's the quickest death.

Not necessarily, that would depend on being instantly killed by the first volley of bullets, which often doesnt happen. Sometimes the convict is riddled with bullets, but no vital organs have been struck, or have been struck but not in a manner sufficient to cause instant death. In which case the squad has to go through the firing drill again until they get it right.

I still think the quickest and most humane method is what they apparently do in China: put the barrel of a rifle directly to your head and blow your brains out at point-blank range. Completely foolproof. Billing the family for the cost of the bullet is a little harsh though.

[Proculation]

The five shooters of the squad, voluntary policemen, get 125$ each. That's a kind of nice way to earn extra money !

[DerbyX]

Proculation Proculation:

The five shooters of the squad, voluntary policemen, get 125$ each. That's a kind of nice way to earn extra money !

You think so? You think executing another human being, even one guilty of this crime is considered a good way to earn 125$?

Tell me again how you think your political and economic beliefs are in any way better?

I hope you think about what you just posted.

[herbie]

That is kind of sick dude.
Course you'd have to be sick to volunteer, even sicker to take the money.

[Public_Domain]

[martin14]

$1:

Gardner was convicted of the fatal shooting death of Utah defence attorney Michael J. Burdell during an escape attempt and shootout at the old Metropolitan Hall of Justice in downtown Salt Lake City on April 2, 1985. He was in court on charges related to the 1984 fatal shooting of a Salt Lake City bartender, for which he was later convicted.

There is your human being for you.



Live by the sword....

[PublicAnimalNo9]

herbie herbie:

That is kind of sick dude.
Course you'd have to be sick to volunteer, even sicker to take the money.

Considering this guy killed a lawyer and wounded a bailiff IN the courthouse, I'd be surprised if there wasn't a line up of volunteers wanting to do the job.

[Public_Domain]

[raydan]

Is it true that one of the shooters has blanks in his gun?

[Bodah]

raydan raydan:

Is it true that one of the shooters has blanks in his gun?

Yup , there's usually 5 of them 1 of them has a blank they don't know who. Firing from 20' away. A doctor locates and pins a white circle over the inmates heart.

I suppose they all could miss that shot at 20' away but highly unlikely, looses conciousness instantly then dies.