The “Water Cooler” is a feature on Claycord.com where we ask you a question or provide a topic, and you talk about it. The “Water Cooler” will be up Monday-Friday at noon.
Today’s question:
QUESTION: Do you believe in the death penalty? If so – what method of execution do you think is the most humane?
Talk about it….
yes.
An eye for an eye…
You know, that did actually get superseded – Matthew 5:38.
Yes!
As long as there is indisputable DNA evidence. And a death penalty should be carried out in less than 5 years.
100% don’t care about how humane it is. The murderer certainly didn’t give that a thought as they killed an innocent person
No. But I do believe in “eye for an eye”…
If it were an “eye for an eye” it would be the victim’s family carrying out the sentence.
It is not. It is the People of the State of California and it’s justice under the law.
Our installed officials only choose to enforce the laws they have an interest in.
Typically, a FINANCIAL INTEREST.
Newsom, during his initial campaign claimed that he didn’t like the death penalty but would enforce it as a California law. Once elected, without apology, he decided not to.
If he had a financial incentive, he would.
Yes it is amazing how one person can overrule the lawful will of the People AND suffer no adverse consequences for his actions.
That said, the People elected him to the office twice and saved him from a recall.
We get the Government we deserve.
EXPRESS LANE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRmmIVnjqfQ
Yes, I do, but our dictator who runs the state took it away because he does not believe in it.
Why does have to be humane?? if it’s a murder where the murderers humane to the victims???
A televised hanging by the neck until dead in the public square. It may not be the most humane, but it sends out a strong message to anybody who’s considering murder.
Firing squad is probably the quickest, and most humane. Three expert sharpshooters
aiming straight at the heart. South Carolina, for example, uses ammunition that is
designed to break apart on impact, insuring maximum damage to the heart. It’s fast
and gets the job done. It’s so fast that the condemned won’t even hear the gunshots.
Bullets travel faster than the speed of sound, and the condemned person will be dead
before the brain can process the sound.
@Dawg – Getting shot in the heart does not kill you instantly. You will be able to see, hear, and feel everything for about 30 seconds. I think the vision fades out first. This is why the doctor waits 15 minutes to half an hour after an execution procedure to then verify and certify that the prisoner is dead.
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Hanging and the guillotine may be a second or two faster at killing you but have the added benefit in that you are likely instantly unconscious from the blow.
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A heavy caliber bullet to the brain that blows it apart is likely the fastest death. The movie “The Fly” (1958) also shows an effective and fast method of death.
Thanks for your input, but I did not say it kills instantly. I said it’s fast and gets the
job done. Three bullets that are designed to break apart on impact will cause
enough damage to the heart that the blood flow to the brain will stop, resulting in near
instant unconsciousness followed by death. This does not mean that something cannot
go wrong, because not all executions by firing squad are perfect. But in a perfect execution, death can be instantaneous, and the condemned will not hear the gunshots.
The last hanging execution in Martinez accidentally became a decapitation.
That’s when they decided not to do those anymore.
Well, it was fast, and it got the job done.
Interesting factoid Dr. Jellyfinger so I did a little research.
Marshall Martin was executed by hanging in 1874 for a murder for hire scheme by Sheriff Mark B. Ivory (1871-1875). This last of 4 court ordered hanging that occurred in Contra Costa County and yes it was botched exactly as you described it.
Martin’s accomplice and codefendant Elizabeth Eichler, who was described as a “homicidal maniac” was found to be insane by two court-appointed physicians and she was admitted to Stockton State Hospital where she died ten years later.
Eichler had hired Martin to kill her husband after several attempts to poison and a plan to shoot him failed. Martin claimed at trial to have lost interest in Eichler’s plan. Eichler finally took an axe to husband’s head and embedded it in his skull. Per their agreement, Martin participated in an unsuccessful cover up story and was executed for his part in the plan.
Botching the execution did not help, but it was a change in the law in 1891 that ended local executions in California, and further changes in 1941 ended hanging as a means of legal capital punishment.
Thank you for the information.
I never knew all the details… pretty cool… it would make a good movie.
Yes if there is irrefutable evidence for the convicted….. and for serious crimes of course. As we all know – voters approved the death penalty years ago for Cali and King Newscum again ignored the will of the voters and suppressed using it… and is dismantling prisons .. (San Quentin, etc.)
Yes I do. I don’t believe the appeals process should be last for 25-30 years. The bible says justice should be swift. I’m very disappointed in our governor for setting aside the death penalty overturning the will of the people. I’m still waiting for Richard Allen Davis to die for killing Polly Class 32 years ago. Lethal injection is the most humane method. It’s kinder. When the death penalty is reestablished, I hope we set up an express lane and clear up the back log.
Yes…..I am in favor of the use of Laser Beams much as Goldfinger started to use on James Bond…the humane part is that sometimes you might talk your way out of it , as 007 did….If the Supreme Court rules it “Cruel and Unusual” then we can have one of Musk’s companies develop a Phantom Zone Ray, much as was used on Krypton.
No. Death penalty doesn’t bring back the victims but brings more deaths (the perpetuators).
But what about abortion paul?
It guarantees the slayer will not “do it again”
That’s a direct quote from Steely Dan.
Yes especially for murderers, sexual assault criminals and anyone who commits crimes against children.
Do I believe it exists? Sure.
Is it a good idea?
I would check with Jesus first.
If he’s okay with it, who am I to object?
The death penalty exists, I believe in it.
I also happen to support it in cases that are clean and clear. I also think innocent people are in prison and have been executed. It’s probably the most challenging thing in criminal law. Nobody should be ok executing anyone if it’s not 100% clear conviction.
Yes!
Yes, unlike greasy gavvy. Most humane? That method that occurs quickly after sentencing, not several years later. That is more humane to the family of the victims of these scum. That is more humane to we who have to pay for these lowlifes for years.
I believe in it for anyone who terrorizes/vandalizes a Tesla Dealership