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To: Oral Roberts who wrote (156341)	12/28/2007 5:30:17 PM
From: Alan Smithee	Respond to of 225578

I'm no constitutional scholar, but I suspect the Supreme Court would say your solution constitutes cruel and unusual punishment. (reminds me of the scene in Good Fellas where Joe Peschi goes to work on some guy with his head in a vise).

To: Oral Roberts who wrote (156341)	12/28/2007 5:47:33 PM
From: Peter Dierks	Respond to of 225578

That sounds like a great plan. When can we get started on implementing it? If I were on that firing squad it might be millions of rounds, unless you had the broad side of a barn strategically located so that missing it caused the person being executed to be hit.

To: Oral Roberts who wrote (156341)	12/28/2007 6:42:31 PM
From: Ken Adams	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 225578

Well, that would work! I once read about a bb gun that would fire some 5000 bb's at one time, from a pneumatic charge of some kind. Totally lethal, and I have no idea what it would be used for. But, it might be applicable for your concept. Today's death sentence, when carried out, is much too kind and humane. The recipient really has no discomfort of any kind, simply nods off and isn't even aware of "death". It's not unlike having a couple glasses of wine and passing out on your couch. The only difference is, the wine wears off and you wake up. I say, if we're gonna do away with the death penalty, make the alternative so miserable the recipient wishes for, and would seek a way, to end his own miserable life. We would take precautions that he wouldn't be able to do that, either.