Three convicted murderers will face execution in Utah. All three have chosen firing squad as the method. Utah Governor Gary Herbert brought this method back as a legal means of execution in 2015 after a hiatus of 11 years. The dates for these executions have not yet been set.
As a method of execution, firing squad is one of the older ones in our nation, with hanging being the other. As is the case with other means of carrying out the death penalty, such as lethal injection or electric chair, there is a protocol to be followed. In the case of the firing squad, each person who participates in firing a weapon at the execution must complete three rehearsals, be a licensed law enforcement official and pass a firearms proficiency test.
The three condemned individuals who have selected firing squad in Utah are cold blooded killers. They are Taberon Dave Honie, Troy Michael Kell, and Ralph Leroy Menzies. They are all guilty of murder, with Honie also guilty of raping the mother of his ex-girlfriend in front of her grandchildren. Justice can’t come soon enough for evil human beings like these.
Capital punishment is exactly what it says; punishment. It is punishment for crimes so heinous that only death is an appropriate sentence. If an individual wants to avoid the death penalty then he should refrain from killing people. There is no sympathy for a person who chooses to take the life of another. And for justice to be served, his life will be required of him.
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9 comments:
Looking for volunteers? Have gun,will travel.
Bring it to salisbury.
I've got a list of people that should be executed!
AWESOME!!! I sure bet that the thug feels real pain when a bunch of bullets goes flying through their heart. Unlike the painless method of lethal injection.
This is actually more "humane" (I use the word loosely) than the injections. Have you read about how much has gone wrong with them?
And one member of the firing squad will have dummy ammo, and no member of the firing squad knows if it is them, or someone else. Its supposed to help them to not know whether their bullet is one that helps kill the condemned prisoner. So they can sleep at night (and to protect them from charges that THEY murdered someone). It gives them the benefit of doubt in every execution. Ingenious!
I sure bet that the thug feels real pain when a bunch of bullets goes flying through their heart. May 2, 2017 at 8:18 AM
Not really. When the heart is destroyed in the blink of an eye, the blood supply to the brain is instantly cut off and consciousness immediately ceases. Its like a massive heart attack, like the ones that you hear about where they are dead before they hit the floor. Its why the method has not been deemed cruel and unusual punishment by the Supreme Court.
Bring back hanging the cruel and unusual punishment it's what most convicted murders have done to there victims. The luxury of a painless death was given up the moment they decided to commit there crime. We The People are the ones punished with the burden of the millions of dollars to house them for life
More importantly, we need to bring back nearly instantaneous death for these thugs. The death penalty only works as a deterrent when it comes close in time to the event your being punished for. It's like your dog: If you correct him half an hour after he pooped on the floor, he's not going to see the connection. Thugs and killers have to see the connection between their action and their punishment.
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