Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 1 day agoWhy is Christa Pike from TN being kept alive after two failed execution attempts?message-squaremessage-square19linkfedilinkarrow-up124arrow-down12
arrow-up122arrow-down1message-squareWhy is Christa Pike from TN being kept alive after two failed execution attempts?Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 1 day agomessage-square19linkfedilink
minus-squarekettuli@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down4·1 day agoThe execution is supposed to be the ultimate form of punishment, it’s meant to suck.
minus-squareRhynoplaz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 day agoNo. It’s not. The punishment is ending the life. What you are describing is legally cruel and unusual.
minus-squarekettuli@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·24 hours agoExecution is cruel and unusual so checks out.
minus-squareArtisian@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·20 hours ago(Were this the case in the minds of these law&order judges, all would be struck down by 8th amendment. They are not, so at least one class of informed folk generally disagree.)
The execution is supposed to be the ultimate form of punishment, it’s meant to suck.
No. It’s not. The punishment is ending the life. What you are describing is legally cruel and unusual.
Execution is cruel and unusual so checks out.
(Were this the case in the minds of these law&order judges, all would be struck down by 8th amendment. They are not, so at least one class of informed folk generally disagree.)