This Whole Death By Firing Squad Thing
Did you hear about this? Utah executed a prisoner by firing squad.
Yes, seriously. I heard about it on the Today Show and a few things struck me.
1. It’s a little vague to say that he “could choose his method of execution.” I feel like someone should make it clear that he could choose between just two options. My first thought was, “Shark tank! Death by shark tank!” This is because a) I watched too much James Bond as a child and b) seriously, at least make the state own its lunacy.
2. Who shot this dude? It’s either volunteer or not, right? I figure you can’t just make someone shoot somebody so these jackasses volunteer for this shit, right? Well, now there’s a scary thought.
Speaking of, where do they place that ad? I sort of wish it was in Redbook. That would make this more interesting to me.
3. Almost scarier thought than being riddled to death with bullets in Utah?
Living in Utah.
4. 40 out of 49 executions in Utah have been by firing squad. This is the kind of crazy shit that goes on in the U.S. that makes people in Europe say, “How could those idiots have possibly beaten us the punch with electing a black president?”
Because some Americans are still awesome.
5. Couldn’t we have just sentenced the guy to a confined life, taken 10% of his earnings, forced him to wear jacked up underwear, prohibited him from alcohol, coffee, and smoking, and forced upon him a generally boring day to day existence?
Or would he just blend in with the rest of Utah?
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Just a random attorney writing about daily life with Little Filthy, my rotten dog.
June 19th, 2010 at 8:54 am
I am also confused by Death by Firing Squad, if done right it shouldn’t take but one shot and if done wrong it could take a long time to die. Why take that chance, if you have a choice.
June 20th, 2010 at 12:08 am
I’m morbid enough that his made me laugh…does that make me a bad person?
The whole Redbook thing? FUNNY.
I’m sorry friend, I totally believe in the death penalty. I have NO desire to spend my tax money feeding, clothing, and providing medical care to scum of the earth. As you know my X is sitting his happy ass in jail atm for trying to shoot me. He has television, books, a commissary account so that he can buy candy bars and “extra’s”… sure he’s locked up for 20 plus hours a day, but he’s a lazy ass anyway, like it bothers him to sit on his butt and read all day. No way do I want to pay for an entire lifetime of that for someone even worse than the waste of oxygen I married.
Firing squad seems fair to me!
June 20th, 2010 at 9:25 pm
I would give up the 3rd amendment to have death by shark tank as an option for the judge to hand down.
June 21st, 2010 at 3:55 pm
I think that in a firing squad option, they have a group of shooters with blanks and one with real bullets. But they don’t know who is who – supposedly this helps with guilt.
June 22nd, 2010 at 9:54 am
Oh I was going to say what Angie said. No one knows if their gun is actually loaded.
The whole firing squad thing really doesn’t bother me. The twitter thing I thought was a little strange, but whatever. If his crimes were worthy of death, I don’t care how they kill him.
June 23rd, 2010 at 6:52 pm
@Tiffany – I can understand why you feel that way. Did you know, though, that it costs more to put someone to death than to keep them alive on death row? Irony.
@thenambypamby – RIGHT? Death by shark tank needs to be an option.
@angie and @Vinomom – Really?? I didn’t know that. Huh. Interesting.
June 27th, 2010 at 4:27 pm
hehe, it might cost more … but it’s ever so much more satisfying. I’m horrible I know.