Death Penalty

@laglen (19759)
United States
June 10, 2010 8:51am CST
I posted before about Ronnie Lee Gardner being executed by firing squad in Utah. I would like to now make the discussion about what your preference of execution would be. Your options would be hanging, firing squad, lethal injection, electrocution, gas chamber or any other ideas you may have. Please do not answer with, I would never be in that situation. Just for giggles, lets pretend, which method, if given a choice, would you use?
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@hofferp (4734)
• United States
10 Jun 10
Lethal injection...with someone holding my hand and telling me they love me. The others...aww...too much trauma, even if it's only for a split second.
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• Mexico
10 Jun 10
Hi hofferp: That was actually the first thing that come up to my mind. But then I realize that I have read some cases of people that have to be injected many times because they don't die instantly and that's the reason why I won't chose it as a way of dying. I don't like injections at all. Thanks for your answer. Have a nice day. ALVARO
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@laglen (19759)
• United States
10 Jun 10
Hofferp - if you killed oh say a Mexican Federale and they were going to execute you, I would be there for you!
@hofferp (4734)
• United States
10 Jun 10
Thanks...just don't get all blubbery or I'll start crying...
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• United States
14 Jun 10
probably firing squad. the other methods have a tendancy to fail spectacularily on occasion. i'd just request they aimed for the chest.
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@laglen (19759)
• United States
15 Jun 10
lol I know what you mean.
@uath13 (8192)
• United States
11 Jun 10
How about simply poisoning my last meal with something that would just make me sleepy?
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@laglen (19759)
• United States
11 Jun 10
I like that idea!
@reco369 (273)
• Philippines
11 Jun 10
Better choose lethal injection. We people dont want,if possible,kill person,but if that what the justice call,i will go for lethal injection because it is more respectable form,letting a person sleep and dont make him feel brutal killed.
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@laglen (19759)
• United States
15 Jun 10
Just go to sleep and not wake up? That is the way to go!
• Philippines
11 Jun 10
I opt for lethal injection as a mode of execution, considering that it is faster than all the others, plus the fact that it is the least inhuman of all modes you enumerated.
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@laglen (19759)
• United States
11 Jun 10
interesting take. Thank you very much for your response
• Spain
11 Jun 10
Now this is actually a fun thought... Wouldn't a criminal suffer more, locked up for the rest of his life? than being executed? I mean I would.. personally, its the best damned way to kill a person... let him sit in bars for the rest of his/her live.. lol
@laglen (19759)
• United States
11 Jun 10
It costs approximately $65 per day to house a criminal. Lets say he lives another 20 years - $474,825.00 not counting for inflation. A .38 bullet about 25 cents.
@ersmommy1 (12588)
• United States
10 Jun 10
Ok well, I think I would want it to be as quick and painless as possible. And not to be too morbid , but I heard once in a movie that your neck doesn't always break. So hanging for me would be out. After watching the Green Mile electrocution is also off the list..I mean EWWWW.I'd probably try to hold my breathe in the gas chamber, there by prolonging the agony. I could go on...but won't. Unless firing squads miss a lot.. that would be my choice.
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@laglen (19759)
• United States
11 Jun 10
lol they should never miss, they are trained marksmen
• Morocco
11 Jun 10
i think we as PEOPLE don't have to make decisions like this because can't play god :D so it's really a mistake executing people because when their time on earth ends :D god will judge them on his way .
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@laglen (19759)
• United States
11 Jun 10
thank you for your response.
@hvedra (1619)
10 Jun 10
I think I'd go with the lethal injection too. I don't know why he has chosen the firing squad - unless to generate publicity. Of course, even that is civilised compared to some of the methods of execution people have used and sometimes still use today.
@laglen (19759)
• United States
10 Jun 10
I really do not see firing squad as inhumane and actually quite fitting in this situation since he shot his victim. And I think your right, he chose it for the publicity and he is getting it. Usually people like this WANT to be infamous
• Mexico
10 Jun 10
Hi laglen: I think all of these methods scary me a lot. If I have to decide how to be executed I would choice that they give me a poisoned chocolate cake so I think this would be a sweet way to die. Thanks for asking us this question. Have a nice day. ALVARO.
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@laglen (19759)
• United States
10 Jun 10
lol great idea! I didnt think of poisoning. Good choice, maybe fall asleep and not wake up!