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Mississippi considers firing squad as method of execution

joG said:
I think a shot in the back of the neck might be quicker and more certain.
Why one would want to kill these guys is more than I can fathom, however.
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Apparently, you haven't known any heinous criminals or been a victim of one, or known a victim of one. I have talked with many of them and known their victims or the survivors.
I arrested these animals many times. One I remember in particular. This guy was 6'3", 220 lbs. and 35 years old, very strong and very mean. He was married to a beautiful woman, who was a cocktail waitress. While she was working at night, he would troll the towns for young, petite, vulnerable young girls. He was handsome and charismatic. He would lure them into his full size Chevy van and then brutality rape them in every orifice and dump them out on the street. His last victim was 15 and traumatized for life. After 4 victims, he was caught and prosecuted, found guilty and is serving life in prison. In my view, he has no redeemable qualities and should have been executed forthwith.

longview said:
The one I am thinking of was in 76 or 77, and it was on national TV. The guy had a choice and choose a firing squad.
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Utah. I thought that was a great thing back then and applauded the decision. Still do today.

cuban smokes said:
I don't believe in the death penalty, period.

how many have there been that have been sentenced, that were then later found to be not guilty of the crime for which they were convicted?
One executed person wrongly convicted that was innocent is too many.

The Innocence Project along with DNA technology has proven the flaws of the criminal injustice racquet ........

OK, I was kidding; I believe in the death penalty.
Let's just kill everyone & then after we find out they're innocent we will just go dig them up & do some CPR :roll:
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Thing is....with all the DNA and forensic evidence available today, they don't get it wrong any longer. I've always believed in the DP, from high school age on ....some people just need killing...it's a fact of life. For those who haven't met any of these criminoids, I suggest that ignorance is a prime factor, in their view.

faithful_servant said:
If we're going to execute someone, it should be done publicly. People need to see the results of these kind of actions and the results of the DP. I don't like the idea of a firing squad, though. Just give them something to put them out and then cut off their O2 or use the old French classic - the Guillotine.
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Fully agree. The guillotine is swift and works every time it's applied.
 
natsb said:
I person can linger for a long time with head trauma. I missing heart is quick.
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Sort of like the Aztec ritual of cutting out the live heart? Maybe on something alter like? ;)
 
MickeyW said:
Mississippi lawmakers are advancing a proposal to add firing squad, electrocution and gas chamber as execution methods in case a court blocks the use of lethal injection drugs.

Republican Rep. Andy Gipson says House Bill 638 is a response to lawsuits by "liberal, left-wing radicals."

The bill passed the House amid opposition Wednesday, and moves to the Senate.
Mississippi considers firing squad as method of execution - WLOX.com - The News for South Mississippi

I consider this is a move in the right direction...
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It is unfortunate that some would block lethal injection if they could. That is the most humane method, in my opinion. Firing squad? Gas chamber and electrocution? Not so much.
 
Moot said:
Last I noticed they still revere that stupid confederate flag and everything it represents. Damn that Lost Cause.
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It's part of American history and should be honored as such. The issues that people are making out of this are just stupid to the max....and the media are co-conspirators in the lies and fabrications.
 
MickeyW said:
Apparently, you haven't known any heinous criminals or been a victim of one, or known a victim of one. I have talked with many of them and known their victims or the survivors.
I arrested these animals many times. One I remember in particular. This guy was 6'3", 220 lbs. and 35 years old, very strong and very mean. He was married to a beautiful woman, who was a cocktail waitress. While she was working at night, he would troll the towns for young, petite, vulnerable young girls. He was handsome and charismatic. He would lure them into his full size Chevy van and then brutality rape them in every orifice and dump them out on the street. His last victim was 15 and traumatized for life. After 4 victims, he was caught and prosecuted, found guilty and is serving life in prison. In my view, he has no redeemable qualities and should have been executed forthwith.



Utah. I thought that was a great thing back then and applauded the decision. Still do today.



Thing is....with all the DNA and forensic evidence available today, they don't get it wrong any longer. I've always believed in the DP, from high school age on ....some people just need killing...it's a fact of life. For those who haven't met any of these criminoids, I suggest that ignorance is a prime factor, in their view.



Fully agree. The guillotine is swift and works every time it's applied.
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It's cheaper to put her in jail unto the her end. Also mistakes are not so immutably sad.
 
MickeyW said:
Thing is....with all the DNA and forensic evidence available today, they don't get it wrong any longer. I've always believed in the DP, from high school age on ....some people just need killing...it's a fact of life. For those who haven't met any of these criminoids, I suggest that ignorance is a prime factor, in their view.
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as far as getting anything wrong, there have been plenty concvicted that were later found to be innocent.
Try bringing an executed, dead person back to life; we're waiting ............


when you state, "some people just need killing," could you extrapolate on that?
 
Moot said:
Mississippi is a blast from the past. I'm surprised they didn't add lynching to their proposal.
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Too slow and gives a bad name to the rope manufacturers. ;)

longview said:
I think Mississippi is more republican now, lynching were a democrat tool!
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Yes it was.

Moot said:
Dixiecrats may have changed their party but they didn't change what they really are. They're still the same racist bigots they always were.
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It's not a bad thing really.

VanceMack said:
Awesome. And they could do a pay per view event when the sentence is handed down. Do a big wheel of fortune thing and have the convicted murderer spin the wheel to discern his own fate.
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I like it! :thumbs:

TheGoverness said:
Really? A firing squad? :doh
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Really? Slow acting chemicals? The idea is punishment, sure and swift!

longview said:
They televised the last firing squad execution in the 70's I think, as I recall it was anti climatic!
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Only because some would rather squeeze the trigger themselves. I think a state lottery should be set up, for those who want to be on the squad. You would see a tremendous willingness for people to sign up.

11Bravo said:
quick n easy
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Damn straight!
 
Praxas said:
Yes because the death penalty isn't supposed to be a torture sentence. The lawsuits are valid and just.
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1-the claims of torture are rather exaggerated. We know the body has autonomic responses long after the conscious capacity is gone.

2-There are 'cocktails' that were much quicker and efficient and the body responded much more peacefully to. And leftists petitioned those out of existence. Hence...the firing squad is considered as an alternative. And its a GREAT alternative. Quick. Efficient. And you know who is going to object to 'misuse' of bullets? No one.
 
ReverendHellh0und said:
uhm Utah allows firing squads presently. Oklahoma does as well...



Delaware, New Hampshire and Washington having hanging which I an assuming is what you meant by "lynching".
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Utah loves blood atonement....er uh firing squads. They stopped the firing squads after Gary Gilmore (I think) because it was too much like blood atonement which is...or was LDS doctrine. But now it's okay because the prophet had a revelation that its not church doctrine anymore....or something like that. Personally, I don't like the death penalty but if there has to be one that firing squads are probably more humane than any of those other methods...but it does draw blood.
 
ReverendHellh0und said:
actually if you notice, the less racist the south becomes, the more republican it becomes.
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Thats why there's no problem with racism in the south nowadays? Right?

Oh wait.....

There totally is.
 
MickeyW said:
Too slow and gives a bad name to the rope manufacturers. ;)



Yes it was.



It's not a bad thing really.



i like it! :thumbs:



Really? Slow acting chemicals? The idea is punishment, sure and swift!



Only because some would rather squeeze the trigger themselves. I think a state lottery should be set up, for those who want to be on the squad.



Damn straight!
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I know there is some controversy over the drugs used in lethal injection,
I always wondered why they did not use propofol, with exsanguination, almost guaranteed no suffering.
 
Lutherf said:
It's every bit as effective as a lethal injection and certainly no more cruel or unusual. Give the convict a shot of knock out juice, strap them to a chair and blow a hole in their heart. It's a proven technique.
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Works every time it's tried!

natsb said:
Forgive me for being technical, but I would guess that four .30-06 in the heart would leave more than a hole. Regardless, yes, it is proven to be quick and effective. I don't see why anyone would object.

Utah uses five rifles with four real bullets and one blank. I didn't see what Mississippi was going with.
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I've never objected...I cheered loudly!

MaggieD said:
It is unfortunate that some would block lethal injection if they could. That is the most humane method, in my opinion. Firing squad? Gas chamber and electrocution? Not so much.
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I don't think all the heinous, criminal, animal, assholes, I have met, should be treated humanly. That's just me, but I'm certainly not alone in this thinking.
 
joG said:
It's cheaper to put her in jail unto the her end. Also mistakes are not so immutably sad.
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Few mistakes made in modern times....a bullet is as cheap as it gets, if you eliminate all the idiotic appeals!
 
cuban smokes said:
as far as getting anything wrong, there have been plenty concvicted that were later found to be innocent.
Try bringing an executed, dead person back to life; we're waiting ............


when you state, "some people just need killing," could you extrapolate on that?
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In the last 10 years or so, DNA and forensic evidence honestly convict the person who has done the heinous crime. Mistakes are no longer made. We have the right person and the jury can convict with certainty.
If there is no DNA and only an eye witness, or someone with an ax to grind, then there might be mistakes.

As for your question, you would have to meet the people I have met and have known pretty well, to understand what I said. Not ever life is precious and not every human has any redeemable qualities. ;)
Also, I think the DP should be added for drug dealers who poison our children.
 
VanceMack said:
1-the claims of torture are rather exaggerated. We know the body has autonomic responses long after the conscious capacity is gone.

2-There are 'cocktails' that were much quicker and efficient and the body responded much more peacefully to. And leftists petitioned those out of existence. Hence...the firing squad is considered as an alternative. And its a GREAT alternative. Quick. Efficient. And you know who is going to object to 'misuse' of bullets? No one.
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I Fully Concur! :applaud

Moot said:
Utah loves blood atonement....er uh firing squads. They stopped the firing squads after Gary Gilmore (I think) because it was too much like blood atonement which is...or was LDS doctrine. But now it's okay because the prophet had a revelation that its not church doctrine anymore....or something like that. Personally, I don't like the death penalty but if there has to be one that firing squads are probably more humane than any of those other methods...but it does draw blood.
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It's not so much blood atonement as I see it, just the right thing to do. ;)

Tigerace117 said:
Thats why there's no problem with racism in the south nowadays? Right?

Oh wait.....

There totally is.
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Racism is often justified. And it goes both ways.
 
MickeyW said:
Works every time it's tried!



I've never objected...I cheered loudly!



I don't think all the heinous, criminal, animal, assholes, I have met, should be treated humanly. That's just me, but I'm certainly not alone in this thinking.
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Thats why you shouldn't be on the firing squad. Killing someone isn't something most people take lightly....but someone has to do it. When Gary Gilmore was executed, the firing squad only had one or two people with real bullets in their gun and all the others had blanks. That way none of them knew for sure who fired the bullet that killed him and they could all sleep at night thinking it wasn't them.
 
MickeyW said:
Few mistakes made in modern times....a bullet is as cheap as it gets, if you eliminate all the idiotic appeals!
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It isn't the method so much as the years in court that drives up the price of an excecution, as far as I know.
 
MickeyW said:
I Fully Concur! :applaud



It's not so much blood atonement as I see it, just the right thing to do. ;)



Racism is often justified. And it goes both ways.
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Racism is never justified. Are you seriously suggesting **** like lynching and refusing to serve African Americans at diners was okay?
 
longview said:
I know there is some controversy over the drugs used in lethal injection,
I always wondered why they did not use propofol, with exsanguination, almost guaranteed no suffering.
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Bleeding heart liberals with puss for brains!
 
Moot said:
Thats why you shouldn't be on the firing squad. Killing someone isn't something most people take lightly....but someone has to do it. When Gary Gilmore was executed, the firing squad only had one or two people with real bullets in their gun and all the others had blanks. That way none of them knew for sure who fired the bullet that killed him and they could all sleep at night thinking it wasn't them.
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I most certainly should be on the firing squad because the possibility of me not sleeping at night is liberal folly! I never take it lightly, I take it with extreme prejudice, because they deserved it! That's something that girlie men and the modern education system cannot comprehend or won't teach!

joG said:
It isn't the method so much as the years in court that drives up the price of an excecution, as far as I know.
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That's what I am talking about. Endless appeals need to be stopped! Streamline the system....if found guilty, one appeal and off to the firing squad.

Tigerace117 said:
Racism is never justified. Are you seriously suggesting **** like lynching and refusing to serve African Americans at diners was okay?
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Nope, not suggesting that at all.
 
ReverendHellh0und said:
:lol: at your naivety thinking racism is a southern only phenomena!
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:lamo

At your pathetic attempt to link partisan politics to an increase or decrease in racism.

Plus, of course, you specifically brought up the south.
 
Tigerace117 said:
:lamo

At your pathetic attempt to link partisan politics to an increase or decrease in racism.

Plus, of course, you specifically brought up the south.
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Yeah, my bad, dont let me stand in the wat of your bigoted viewpoint.
 
Moot said:
Thats why you shouldn't be on the firing squad. Killing someone isn't something most people take lightly....but someone has to do it. When Gary Gilmore was executed, the firing squad only had one or two people with real bullets in their gun and all the others had blanks. That way none of them knew for sure who fired the bullet that killed him and they could all sleep at night thinking it wasn't them.
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I wonder how much a gun with "blanks" kicks when fired,, I know ( from experience) most high powered rifles have a certain amount of "kick" when fired. I would imagine there is a difference, especially to an experienced shooter

djl
 
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