@gAlienLifeform@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world • 5 days agoAutopsy suggests South Carolina botched firing squad executionwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square68fedilinkarrow-up1152arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up1149arrow-down1external-linkAutopsy suggests South Carolina botched firing squad executionwww.theguardian.com@gAlienLifeform@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world • 5 days agomessage-square68fedilinkfile-text
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minus-square@jordanlund@lemmy.worldMlinkfedilink3•4 days agoWhy were they not aiming for the head? 2 headshots would have put him out of his misery instantly even if the 3rd person missed.
minus-square@ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.netlinkfedilink11•4 days agoIt’s either because they want to pretend it’s a civilized execution method by making it look better or because they want to keep the option of doing it wrong and making the victim suffer longer.
Why were they not aiming for the head? 2 headshots would have put him out of his misery instantly even if the 3rd person missed.
It’s either because they want to pretend it’s a civilized execution method by making it look better or because they want to keep the option of doing it wrong and making the victim suffer longer.