schipelblorp@schipelblorp@sh.itjust.works
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Replying to @⁨dermanus@lemmy.ca⁩

Imagine thinking a government is so fundamentally violent and unjust that you’re motivated to kill 13 people at random in protest.

Then you’re in jail and wondering if you did the right thing, tortured by doubt.

Then they announce your live-streamed firing squad execution and you’re like, “yeah…”

(And this in the fantasy scenario where Hassan was only tortured by doubt.)

CarbonIceDragon@CarbonIceDragon@pawb.social

Replying to @⁨atrielienz@lemmy.world⁩

I’ve seen it argued that it might actually cause less pain and therefore be more humane than lethal injection even if it looks less clean, though not being an expert in how people die or how quick it is when someone is shot, I can’t verify that. Personally though, I agree, I just dont feel like death can be a good thing and if you can execute someone, you sorta definitionally have them captured and under your control anyway, making justifications like preventing future violence irrelevant.

atrielienz@atrielienz@lemmy.world

Replying to @⁨CarbonIceDragon@pawb.social⁩

That doesn’t take into consideration the damage it does to you as an individual when you have to be part of a firing squad. Part of the reason they fell out of fashion was because of the psychological effects on the people carrying them out.

That’s not even to mention the fact that they can be botched (just like lethal injection), and I don’t believe that being shot several times is humane in any way.

schipelblorp@schipelblorp@sh.itjust.works
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Replying to @⁨atrielienz@lemmy.world⁩

I imagine there’s no kickback? Maybe it’s an urban legend, or it helps at least pull the trigger, hoping you’ve got the blank.

Edit: Looks legit. standard.net/…/how-utahs-execution-by-firing-squa…

heraldextra.comHow Utah’s execution by firing squad worksDRAPER — According to Utah’s technical manual for executions, which was obtained through public records request by <a href=”http://www.muckrock.com” target=”_blank”>MuckRock.com</a>, the “execution team” is a five-person squad with a team leader and at least one alternate. All must be certified peace officers who have proved their firearms proficiency by passing an accuracy test under similar […]
atrielienz@atrielienz@lemmy.world

Replying to @⁨schipelblorp@sh.itjust.works⁩

When you fire a weapon with a blank there’s less kickback (to the point where you’d notice the difference in recoil based on what you braced for vs what you got). At least, on all the weapons I trained on. Could depend on the weapon I guess though.

I didn’t mean to say it wasn’t a thing, just that given what I have experienced I feel like you’d know if you’d shot a blank or not. It might psychologically make pulling the trigger easier but I don’t think it changes the end result.