The Capital Punishment Debate

[mariomike]

Regarding if convicted felons would choose life in prison over the Death Penalty, this guy chose Life.

ADA COUNTY, Idaho — Bryan Kohberger has agreed to plead guilty to all counts and will be sentenced to four consecutive life sentences without the death penalty,

Opinions may vary. I suppose one does not really know until offered a plea deal, or take your chances in court.

 

[OldSolduer]

Regarding if convicted felons would choose life in prison over the Death Penalty, this guy chose Life.

ADA COUNTY, Idaho — Bryan Kohberger has agreed to plead guilty to all counts and will be sentenced to four consecutive life sentences without the death penalty,

Opinions may vary. I suppose one does not really know until offered a plea deal, or take your chances in court.

He’s also appealing it on the grounds he was coerced and ineffective counsel

 

[mariomike]

In yesterday's news,

This fellow not only beat "Old Sparky" eight times, he recently passed away , while still "a guest of the state" , at the ripe old age of 101.

served a final meal eight times

The inmate who survived eight execution dates dies at 101

Francis Clifford Smith, believed to be the longest-serving inmate in U.S. history, has died at 101. His murder conviction, eight halted executions and more than 70 years in custody continued to spark questions decades later.

www.cleveland.com

 

[mariomike]

Botched one in Tennessee.

‘It was a mess’: Tennessee fails to execute woman after 2 lethal injections

Christa Pike’s attorneys said she was being treated at a hospital, but her condition is unknown. May Martinez, the mother of the murdered teenager Colleen Slemmer, called the failed execution “a mess.”

www.nbcnews.com

 

[brihard]

Botched one in Tennessee.

‘It was a mess’: Tennessee fails to execute woman after 2 lethal injections

Christa Pike’s attorneys said she was being treated at a hospital, but her condition is unknown. May Martinez, the mother of the murdered teenager Colleen Slemmer, called the failed execution “a mess.”

www.nbcnews.com

Jesus Christ.

No matter how badly I ever completely eff up at my job, I will never, ever suck at my job as badly as that crew did. What a debacle.

 

[Humphrey Bogart]

Jesus Christ.

No matter how badly I ever completely eff up at my job, I will never, ever suck at my job as badly as that crew did. What a debacle.

They really took this to heart:




We failed at killing the prisoner twice so we brought them to the hospital to give them medical assistance...

Meanwhile, a cheaper more efficient solution exists....

 

[Colin Parkinson]

Old problems require modern solutions. UGV is programed to aim at target pinned to prisoner, once firing is selected, the gun will fire in a random interval between 5-15 seconds.

 

[mariomike]

U.S. Senator calling for Tennessee to plug "Old Sparky" back in.

Tenn. apparently only allows a $20 Last Meal expense.

https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/politics/2026/10/01/sen-marsha-blackburn-wants-tennessee-use-electric-chair-in-executions-pike/92036122007/

 

[Colin Parkinson]

US army likley to execute former solider by firing squad.

 

[brihard]

Christa Pike is awake and speaking. Absolutely absurd.

US death row inmate Christa Pike awake and speaking after failed execution, lawyers say

Experts say her survival after the lethal injections is highly unusual.

www.bbc.com

IMO, commute her sentence to life at this point.

 

[Gordon Dundas/]

IMHO just give her life, you've had two kicks at the cat . Enough!
Any further attempts come across as both cruel and vicious and like your trying to cover up the incompetence of your corrections service.
I'm quite well aware of what she's done and while she may have fully earned a death sentence. Nobody deserves to be slowly tortured to death.

 

[Eaglelord17]

IMHO just give her life, you've had two kicks at the cat . Enough!
Any further attempts come across as both cruel and vicious and like your trying to cover up the incompetence of your corrections service.
I'm quite well aware of what she's done and while she may have fully earned a death sentence. Nobody deserves to be slowly tortured to death.

Disagree, her victim didn’t deserve to be tortured to death, she however has earned it through her actions.

What is good for the goose is good for the gander.

 

[Halifax Tar]

Disagree, her victim didn’t deserve to be tortured to death, she however has earned it through her actions.

What is good for the goose is good for the gander.

Agreed.

 

[Halifax Tar]

IMHO just give her life, you've had two kicks at the cat . Enough!
Any further attempts come across as both cruel and vicious and like your trying to cover up the incompetence of your corrections service.
I'm quite well aware of what she's done and while she may have fully earned a death sentence. Nobody deserves to be slowly tortured to death.

Cruel ?

Christa Pike - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Nah. Just put a barrel to her head and end it. We complicate the most simple things.

 

[Oldgateboatdriver]

Cruel ?

Christa Pike - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Nah. Just put a barrel to her head and end it. We complicate the most simple things.

Very messy, and someone has to clean after.

Personally, I think we should use hyper-baric chambers in reverse: put the inmate in, seal, and very slowly reduce the oxygen content until the person naturally passes out. At that point of unconsciousness, quickly remove all the oxygen and wait 30 minutes.

Humane, effective all the time and no mess.

 

[Halifax Tar]

Very messy, and someone has to clean after.

Personally, I think we should use hyper-baric chambers in reverse: put the inmate in, seal, and very slowly reduce the oxygen content until the person naturally passes out. At that point of unconsciousness, quickly remove all the oxygen and wait 30 minutes.

Humane, effective all the time and no mess.

I really dont care about finding a humane way to put evil down.

Incineration ? Quick, no clean up. Dump the ashes in the trash.

 

[brihard]

Cruel ?

Christa Pike - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Nah. Just put a barrel to her head and end it. We complicate the most simple things.

Funny enough she actually specifically requested firing squad or hanging over to concerns she had over their ability to access her veins due to some medical condition.

 

[Halifax Tar]

Funny enough she actually specifically requested firing squad or hanging over to concerns she had over their ability to access her veins due to some medical condition.

I have heard she had some sort veins related medical condition. .308sp to the left temple.

 

[mariomike]

IMO, commute her sentence to life at this point.

I think they just reschedule.

As per the United States Supreme Court,

Louisiana ex rel. Francis v. Resweber - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Romell Broom (June 4, 1956 – December 28, 2020) was an American death row inmate who was convicted of murder, kidnapping and rape. He was sentenced to death for the 1984 murder of 14-year-old Tryna Middleton. Broom was scheduled to be executed on September 15, 2009, but after executioners failed to locate a vein, he was granted a reprieve. A second execution attempt was scheduled for June 2020, which was delayed until March 2022. Broom died from COVID-19 in prison before the sentence could be carried out.

Francis was 17 when he survived the first attempt to execute him, as the chair malfunctioned. After an appeal of his case to the U.S. Supreme Court failed, he was executed in 1947 at age 18.

As far averages go, I read lethal injection has the highest rate of botched executions compared to more traditional methods in the United States, with an estimated 7.2% error rate.