gAlienLifeform@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 2 months agoAutopsy suggests South Carolina botched firing squad executionwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square61fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkAutopsy suggests South Carolina botched firing squad executionwww.theguardian.comgAlienLifeform@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square61fedilinkfile-text
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minus-squaresuperkret@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoIs there any good reason why the rifles aren’t firmly fixed to a stand so they point directly at the heart, with the shooters only pulling the trigger?
minus-squareOpinionhaver@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoPeople are different height and don’t stand still just to name a few.
minus-squarereal_squids@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoEven with something like that, going for the heart is just prolonging suffering, which is usually the point
Is there any good reason why the rifles aren’t firmly fixed to a stand so they point directly at the heart, with the shooters only pulling the trigger?
People are different height and don’t stand still just to name a few.
Even with something like that, going for the heart is just prolonging suffering, which is usually the point