link to story <-----

some good quotes that made it.









Tbh I have mixed feelings about the firing squads. I'm all for it. And i think it should strike fear for those that break the laws by killing people.. But If I work for the law, I'd pass the chance to put someone in the ground. To fire at living man tied to a chair is something different for me. It could be cause i'm not desensitized to killing.

I like this one.

I support the concept of the death penalty but not our current execution of it (pun very much intended). I still think that the person receiving the death penalty should be able to choose which way they want to go out; hopefully having a choice never gets ruled as cruel and unusual punishment like the offer of becoming a eunuch was.

More states should have the firing squad as an option.

It's of minimal cost to the state.

Ammo is cheap.
Rifles are on hand.
Staff is already there.

-Richard-

I'm with you. According to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, the cost for the drugs used in lethal injection is $86.08 plus personal. 4 rounds can't be more then a couple dollars.

Supposedly not everyone on the firing squad has live rounds. Only a few of the guys do that way no one knows for sure who actually killed him. Or so ive heard. I didnt read the link tho, So if it says that in their, dont flame me.

your right, this one had 4 of the 5 with live rounds.

Yeah, it's always 4 live, 1 blank round.