ATMORE, Ala. (AP) — As witnesses including five news reporters watched through a window, Kenneth Eugene Smith, who was convicted and sentenced to die in the 1988 murder-for hire slaying of Elizabet…
I think the possibility that it might actually be pleasurable–even if only for a few seconds–also puts us off of it. Two of the stated purposes of the death penalty in the United States are deterrence and punishment. A method that has the potential to feel good for the condemned wouldn’t satisfy the bloodthirsty hogs enough. There are a lot of people who would bring back drawing and quartering, if given the option.
I think the possibility that it might actually be pleasurable–even if only for a few seconds–also puts us off of it. Two of the stated purposes of the death penalty in the United States are deterrence and punishment. A method that has the potential to feel good for the condemned wouldn’t satisfy the bloodthirsty hogs enough. There are a lot of people who would bring back drawing and quartering, if given the option.
yeah i always wondered why thye dont just make you overdose on like heroin or something like that