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Tennessee inmate still alive after being administered two lethal injections

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joegibbs · 1790833441 · focus · HN ↗
I am very against medicalised punishments like this. It’s bad for medicine as a whole to be associated with it. I also think it prolongs the suffering of the person and often has things like this happen, and is mainly for the benefit of the audience not wanting to see icky blood.
What is wrong with firing squads? They have been used longer than lethal injections. If they didn’t succeed the first time they can fire again. There’s no danger of the drugs not working or not being able to find a vein.
Also I don’t think it’s right for a prisoner to be on death row for most of their lives. 4-5 years is good enough, but after that it’s cruel.
1. yimmo_7 · 1790863088 · focus · HN ↗
  > What is wrong with firing squads?
  Coming back in fashion? I've heard of at least two executions recently in which the condemned requested and were granted a firing squad execution.
  1. kyleee · 1790908474 · focus · HN ↗
    Nice, citations?
    yimmo_7 · 1791053861 · focus · HN ↗
    <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/07/us/brad-sigmon-south-carolina-firing-squad-execution" rel="nofollow">https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/07/us/brad-sigmon-south-carolina...
    <a href="https://scdailygazette.com/2025/11/14/death-row-inmate-set-to-become-3rd-in-sc-executed-by-firing-squad/" rel="nofollow">https://scdailygazette.com/2025/11/14/death-row-inmate-set-t...
    Sounds like there's an additional one I'm missing at the moment. There's also been some loose murmurs about it in regards to that botched execution woman.

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