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Alabama Failed to Carry Out Its Last Two Executions. It’s Trying Again This Week.

boltsmag.org Alabama Failed to Carry Out Its Last Two Executions. It’s Trying Again This Week.

A string of long and bloody lethal injections last year led to a brief moratorium. But an internal review from prison officials remains shrouded in secrecy, and advocates warn new protocols may increase the risk of torturous executions.

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What's wrong with a firing squad?
- The state having the power of life and death over its citizenry is what's wrong.
  
  That's an opinion about the death penalty in general. Fact is the state does have that power, so when faced with difficulty carrying out execution, why not the firing squad?
- Historically the guys using firing squads have not generally been the good guys.
  
  @Laticauda @JustAManOnAToilet
  You could say the same thing about guys who use capital punishment, like Saudi Arabia, Iraq and America.
  
  Yes, I would say the same thing about capital punishment, I'm not a fan of it personally.
  
  You're almost there...
- It's considered unreliable and inhumane, I think. Yes, I am aware that apparently the current methods are also not reliable.
  Personally, I'm against executions on principle, but if we are to have executions, I think I'd prefer mine to be by firing squad first, guillotine second. I would not like to have a lethal injection or electric chair.

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