Should Firing Squads Replace Lethal Injections? (HBO)

As states struggle with supplies of drugs used for lethal injections and with the fallout from some recent botched executions, some of the 31 states where the death penalty is legal are looking at firing squads as a backup form of execution.
Ronnie Lee Gardner was the last man killed by firing squad in the United States, in 2010. His brother, Randy Gardner, is now an advocate for ending capital punishment.
VICE News talks to Randy as well as reporter Sheryl Worsley, who witnessed the execution. We also speak with a professor who has studied capital punishment and believes that death by firing squad is actually better than death by lethal injection.
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VICE speaks with a professor who has studied capital punishment and believes that death by firing squad is actually better than death by lethal injection. WATCH NEXT: Inmates Are Using VR For A Chance To Get Out Of Prison - bit.ly/2ERYvN1

[@ningi5102]

It took me 7 seconds of thought to figure this out. You don't need somebody with the title professor that study capital punishment to get your answer. Beheading with a large blade that is attached to a machine would work for another bandage slapped on society. Yes...firing squad would be better. I am glad the system and even to an extend society doesn't value philosophers anymore , it's a fun show to watch and laugh at , don't worry it's about to get much better.

[@grantrichardet6250]

VICE News It makes sense to me if the hit you in the head with more than one round

[@glidercoach]

The most humane, effective, easiest and cleanest way to execute someone is by asphyxiation using any type of pure gas. Carbon Monoxide (CO) gas is best as it attaches to the hemoglobin in the blood more readily than oxygen. Any gas will work as long as it blocks oxygen from entering the blood stream. Within 2 breaths you lose consciousness and in minutes you're history. I took 2 breaths of helium joking around and nearly blacked out. It was painless.

[@AG.Floats]

Cheaper too

[@ashtonsmith512]

Pa doesn't do death penalty alot it's vary rare as a Pennsylvanian I lived here my whole life aka 14 years so its rare in pa to get it you need a baddddd thing to haplen

[@VanlifewithAlan]

He protests that the State killed his brother but not that his brother killed several innocent people.

[@TheBfredrik]

i think you missed the point sir. the video isn't about whether or not he deserved it. he is just shown as an example. the motive of the video is more a demonstration of the effectiveness in with death penalties is cared out in the USA today, (sry bad English not native and dyslexic)

[@jefftc14]

I think you missed the point of the comment...

[@sqlb3rn]

Alan Heath I don't agree with how the brother is going around town showing pics of his executed brother trying to build sympathy against the death penalty. whatever the inmate did, let's see pictures of his victims side-by-side at the brother's protests, and see what's fair.

[@Sophistry0001]

Yea why doesn't vice ask the victims families about how they feel about it? I can appreciate that this guy is sad that his brother is dead but for fuck's sake, if he killed other people in cold blood during a robbery then he damn sight deserved it. Feelings be damned. He didn't take into account the feelings of the people he killed or their families.

[@elchoobylmao4607]

Alan Heath supporting war mongering neo cons

[@THEMilkSHAIKH]

Cost of Lethal Injection Chemicals to Tax Payer: $200 Cost of four .223 rounds to Tax Payer: $1

[@Mzansi74]

THEMilkSHAIKH and the cost of 35 years in prison?

[@THEMilkSHAIKH]

Martin in the thousands per year.

[@beecee9726]

Martin You're not accounting for the cost of death row, where people can remain for decades.

[@metallicaandchimaira]

One Pilot the cost would be the same if they were not on death because the prison still has to house them lol.

[@beecee9726]

metallicaandchimaira Not true. Death row requires higher security than normal prisons and the numerous appeals people on death row go through are more expensive as well. It works out more expensive to keep someone on death row than in a regular prison. I'm opposed to the death penalty for moral reasons most of all, but from a financial standpoint, it doesn't make that much sense, either.

[@ricarleite]

Can he show pictures of the people his brother murdered as well?

[@SORRYBUTYOURENEXT]

for real. hes showing graphic photos to the public where children are,kinda fucked

[@DomainAspect]

He should also show the pictures of his murder victims as well.

[@DomainAspect]

@@SORRYBUTYOURENEXT, it's not really illegal, if you don't like it then don't look at it.

[@kafka315]

@Christian Ball he said showing those pictures is “kinda fucked”, not that it’s illegal. Don’t see how that statement proves he has a 60 iq and low bank account balance

[@nejaroshani202]

@Christian Ball 558 Subscribers, huh? That's the difference between you and the IQ of mine. And trust me, *Me not that smart.*

[@NotGoodAtFantasy]

Just show them a BuzzFeed video

[@thatsomeone3818]

You forgot that it had to be humane

[@unionpride525]

Can’t be cruel and in humane

[@saudicomedyhomevideosksa8504]

Somebody Somewhere too far

[@dog-ez2nu]

They'll bleed internally to death. That's horrible.

[@Seththeprince]

Buzzfed It’s honestly not that bad yes some of it is cringeworthy stuff but the most of it is actually rather fascinating

[@benada83]

Oh no they murdered my brother who killed a bunch of people.

[@mrfinch5246]

benada83 put him down

[@deprogramm]

Yes I do actually.

[@nikz9735]

narek hardnock yes and I’d rather it cost less than lethal injection

[@jonoc5]

That's pretty weird tbh. Why does letting the state do your killing make you any better?

[@mrfinch5246]

Kaon there's a huge difference between killing innocent people and guilty evil monster. They lost there right, there not the victim and never will be.

[@JK-zt4ym]

Wondering how many times he looked at the pictures of his brothers victims.

[@austineggiman294]

Jacob Kiser exactly

[@AcidicDeluge]

Why would he? He isn't responsible for someone else's actions, his brother is responsible for his own actions. The guy was probably just as shocked to even know his brother would do such a thing. The families grieve for their lost loved ones.. And may they find peace from their sorrow. Mind you, no one is saying to let a murderer roam free, but why is it wrong to feel sympathy for your own brother, flesh and blood, being blown apart?

[@Goodguydolls]

Rongeli An I feel sympathy according to state sanctioned murderer yeah it was an execution

[@lookingforsanjunipero4542]

Rongeli An Agreed.

[@medicaldoll5506]

He probably did. It’s such a complex horrible situation and I feel bad for him, but the govt should understand his feelings are biased. I would be mad at my brother for putting me through that.

[@avocadogaming3942]

Let the prisoner chose. Hanging or Firing Squad

[@n0yn0y]

sharks should also be a choice.

[@djprogramer973]

Avocado Gaming But wasn't that changed due to people's opinions in the first place? It's obvious that when it comes to your own choice, someone will get into your business.

[@NOUSNOKAY]

what about euthanasia roller coaster? i'd choose that

[@djprogramer973]

noose I'm loving these replies, so far plenty of them have been just interesting ways to get executed. A new take on "your final meal"

[@djprogramer973]

What if you were to be executed by playing VR Darksouls, maximum 5 lives.

[@Rockhard1492]

3:25 "It hurts my feelings." Let me guess, the feelings of the families whose relatives were murdered by this guy aren't important, right?

[@hendrachen6533]

You’re not wrong but still it does hurt if you’re family died.

[@Hi-uv7nn]

He didn’t say it wouldn’t

[@megakaren2160]

Feelings and emotions should always make way for logic.

[@peteralliegro7327]

What does him being killed do for the families? Bring back their dead relative?

[@lukadosa6034]

The brother didn't do anything wrong tho

[@wahkoj]

1:34 if you look closely you can see the Simpsons playing

[@gachacrumbs1585]

I SAW IT 😂😂

[@merida2554]

hey yeah you are right one of the employees there is watching simpsons

[@andrewbell7579]

Yeah good spot.

[@wolfy9549]

Can’t imagine how he feels that he lost his brother to an execution but it’s not about him it’s about his brother and the lives he took, just because it makes him uncomfortable doesn’t mean a murderer should be cut some slack that’s another consequence of doing a horrible thing you family suffers as well.

[@jeremiahjohnson5119]

Does his brother think the way the store clerk died was humane? I believe an eye for an eye. We need to send a message to these criminals To prevent further ruthless murdering. I don't believe in us taxpayers paying for their incarceration. If they are guilty without a doubt, put a bullet in their heads

[@jakerobles1669]

If u live by the sword u die by it he actually said he lived by the gun and wished to be killed by it

[@enclaveradioman6513]

Lethal injection drug: thousands Bullet: >1$ You be the judge

[@griffinmiller5194]

Enclave Radio Man 24 cents a pop

[@mavoc3094]

i think you meant

[@dannye4562]

Unfortunately is still cost over 1 million dollars just to get him to execution day

[@chrisochoa9209]

Enclave Radio Man well i mean that’s the bullet cost when everything comes together I’m talking abt leagal fees,guns,people who are signed up,legal actions... it ends up costing the state millions

[@normalasian9260]

I'm getting Paul Harrell vibes from this comment

[@starcherry6814]

Hmm I would be all for the death penalty if we knew with 100% certainty that every person on death row was NOT falsely convicted. Vice has covered dozens of stories where people had been wrongfully convicted of awful crimes and it's hard to bare people being executed for crimes they did not commit.

[@baileyhellmuth5526]

This man was found guilty of multiple murders. False imprisonment is a reality, that's why death row inmates sit in prison for years and years before actually being executed. There's time to go over everything and double, triple, quadruple check that this inmate is guilty.

[@krabbcake8371]

@@baileyhellmuth5526 And yet there has been plenty of executions where new evidence has shown that they were not guilty after their deaths. Especially against people that are outcasts or looked down upon by society.

[@JaKingScomez]

@@krabbcake8371 think about it this way most if those false executions were way back then. That means no way to get fingerprinted, no technology that we have now. If you break into some ones house and murder them there's not much you can do if you don't have a witness. You can't search for DNA is fingerprints. Usually outcast or scums commit murder. Scums and outcast were usually the first ones to be looked at. If there's no witnesses what are they going to do.

[@ihadtodancetosurvive1824]

Not just falsely convicted but unfairly convicted too. Unless you are pedophile, child killer, mass murderer, serial killer then you shouldn't be on the death row.

[@tolvajkergetok]

@@ihadtodancetosurvive1824 That's an awfully short list.

[@sleepingrogue4130]

It never ceases to amaze me when the family member points out how brutal their death was but never thinking on how much the actual victim suffered at the hands of their dearly beloved. I have no tears to waste on monsters

[@ShePassedAway]

While I don’t have much sympathy for the murderer themselves, I do see that innocent family members can’t just hate the criminals guts. For all we know the family never would have known what they were capable of and always saw the murderer as a good person. None of that means that the innocent care nothing at all about the victim/s. They just never saw a monster until that day. It’s a complicated psychology that is hard to understand.

[@samgoodwin89]

Justice is not about revenge. By that logic we end up with justifying all sorts of crazy acts like torture. The families are not justifying the actions, they are objecting to the taking of another’s life. You’re conflating the two things.

[@ryanminaker9461]

@@ShePassedAway Right, youtube comments are full of simple minded idiots.

[@tristyntech3190]

Firing squad sure sounds archaic. But after googling it. It only took 2 minutes for the cornoner to pronounce this guy dead. Usually it takes 15 min to 8 hours for lethal injection. So.. Maybe this is better. I mean. What has been the best killing method for centuries? A gun.

[@coupledyetivonvanderburg5385]

Cheaper, faster, more effective, so why not? I mean, people thought the electric chair was more humane than firing squad, and look how that turned out.

[@chrisnemat]

Why don’t they use guillotine? I feel that would be the fastest

[@Kuronekaux]

chris nemat the brain will still be active

[@archardor3392]

Parnilli K Benally For like 20 seconds and it will be in shock. Better than 2 minutes after firing squad

[@c_f0rce]

Advocatus Diaboli That's just not true. There are been many many many instances showing that to not be true. I'm not saying firing squad is the way. But acting like the current injection is perfect is stupid and uneducated.

[@seagie382]

Murder is killing innocents, execution is killing criminals.

[@robertdemeo]

The DEA has killed many innocents! They must be executed!

[@robertdemeo]

@richards0406 47 Constitution says no.

[@robertdemeo]

@richards0406 47 In your opinion.

[@ElijahIan]

Seagle what do you consider "innocents"?

[@cortanathelawless1848]

Seagle 1.how does killing someone make anything better? 2. What about those who are in innocent and sit on death row? Shouldn't we then also kill those who execute, soldiers who killed civilians, cops that shot unarmed people etc. ?

[@TheCptCoy]

Breaking news: Family member of executed man disagrees with execution. More at 11.

[@michaelsheehy4573]

TheCptCoy best comment

[@mullaoslo]

In other news... Water.. Wet!

[@littlebigsnakeofficial2513]

He said it was a coping method. What would you do if someone you grew up with ur whole life was killed like that and saw the photos? Just ignore it. I mean you can say that but no one will fucking believe you.

[@joshthemann1]

Christian Kerr That doesn’t make it not murder.

[@Waskomsause]

The law is simple, you kill someone and you can face death, you don't get to decide someone else can die and then live the rest of your life in a prison cell protected by guards and given a decent life. And don't say it isn't decent, you get free food, water, bedding, medical care, and are cared for through ANYTHING that happens to you.

[@malinko35]

1 bullet doesn;t cost much and is instant.

[@ivanstroganov5458]

Duchess only in the best case

[@Live.Laugh.Lobotomy]

Duchess Stirling archer

[@avqc954]

they actually use 4

[@-Temple-]

A knife is reusable :)

[@zippyspeedmonkey]

The only problem with that is that someone has to be on the other end pulling the trigger. No one should ever have to or want to be that person...

[@freddude1179]

I would actually agree on this. As weird as this concept is, I just think firing squad is the most quickest and merciful death. Lethal injection just seems too slow

[@64gaelan]

Hanging was always fast and effective. And public hanging deterred other criminals. It's a perfect system.

[@ElusiveTy]

Except that hangings could also go wrong, where the neck wouldn't snap but you'd instead choke to death. In modern times, death by nitrogen asphyxiation would be the fastest, cheapest, and most humane.

[@64gaelan]

@@ElusiveTy I don't see how that is a factor, honestly. Maybe the convict should've thought about how he was going to die before committing crimes.

[@DarkLink1996]

Gaelan Brewer Maybe the person next to him was innocent. Maybe the person next to that guy was innocent

[@490o]

Too slow for the observer maybe, if everything goes right you just go out within seconds without feeling anything.

[@jamar3905]

Why make it painless. The people they kill didn't get a painless death. They simply don't deserve it.

[@davianthule2035]

Because cruel punishments are unconstitutional.

[@cal8044]

Was not ready for that picture god damn

[@blakebrunton1259]

TrendSource fr a warning would have been nice 😂😂

[@vicentecosta5275]

Yhea, they could have warned

[@tomsmyth5138]

TrendSource lol snowflake

[@burritoking180]

Tom Smyth being shocked by photos of a gory death being suddenly displayed without warning doesn't make you a "snowflake" dumbass

[@cal8044]

burritoking180 Fr 😂😂

[@aikam007]

Poor murderer gets murdered.

[@joeysparetti7276]

LMAO

[@VictoryStudios2012]

Lol 360 no scoped

[@YungTsundere]

aikam007 Lmaoooo

[@YungTsundere]

Victory .Studios Across the map lmfao

[@mickymcfarts5792]

it was a killing not a murder. there's a difference.

[@adamadam707]

I was eating when I saw the pictures of the dead guy thanks vice great work

[@matthewvoss7365]

Wouldn't it be ironic if what you were eating was the same thing Gardner ate for his last meal?

[@vladimirlenin9120]

I prefer the head ripper

[@enclaveradioman6513]

Justin Y. For once, I kinda agree with the commie

[@evros0]

The onion!

[@alexandergenna3048]

@mike cafamo r/woooosh

[@PabloEscobar-gu8sd]

😂😂 that video is a fake tho

[@lukemanuel6803]

@@PabloEscobar-gu8sd r/woooosh

[@2002dialupconnection_]

The murderers brother feels like his brother was murdered by the state..he should get a job with Vice.

[@jacob.g.l1592]

2002 dial up connection He literally was murdered by the state.

[@monkeyhero479]

lmao you mean put down by the state.

[@sanforce]

lol, seriously. Vice pushing an agenda? YUP.

[@sovietcharity]

Pigeonboyy Caligula killed by*

[@edgarosegueda7253]

sanforce An agenda? Not killing people is an agenda now? Go back to thinking you're a real tough guy because you had a 11 kill streak on CoD. Hopefully your dad gets wrongfully put on Death Row and see how you feel about it. I had a loved exonerated by the hard work of the California Innocence Project and DNA evidence... the state was about to kill an innocent man! But who am I kidding... your dumbass probably thinks the government can do no wrong because Trump is making 'Merica great again.

[@FSXNOOB]

Why no headshots? Best and fastest way to finish it off.

[@Catvation]

Think about the shooter, and the psychological impacts it would have of killing someone straight in the head. That is also why they use entire squads, because then the pain of murder is shared and dulled. Would you rather shoot a man straight in the face as he's crying or have people do it with in a humane and simple shot to the chest. Both ways are fairly quick and way less painful that any other forms of execution.

[@londonspade5896]

I think it would be possible to attach some kind of button/wire system to a gun's trigger which would then be simultaneously pressed by multiple executioners, but with only one being real, that way nobody knows who delivered the fatal head-shot.

[@xXxSkyViperxXx]

because the head would be blown off or at least look messy

[@arielsiva8753]

they don't want mess their face by shooting on their head, because their body would be returned to their family for the funeral

[@ezservice6764]

Because it's not clinical to blow someone's head up and give them a closed casket funeral. Criminal or no, unless they have no family, the body doesn't stay in prison and get burned or anything after an execution.

[@Tony-ml5bs]

After a quick google search I found out that a 9mm bullet costs about $0.16 cents. Why not?

[@BeanSand]

The vast majority of the cost of capital punishment is not in the method of execution itself, but rather the associated legal costs. (deathpenaltyinfo.org/costs-death-penalty)

[@reffusion4228]

9mm bullet? lol. You would have needed a much bigger bullet than that to cause those wounds. I bet they used close to a 50 cal.

[@bry117]

Public hanging! Yayyy !!! Much better entertainment than KZbin vids.

[@spoonmanvlogs5386]

So it 16 cents or .16 cents?

[@bradjones5132]

Those bullet holes were not caused by any 9mm lol

[@santiago600]

My family said they should do publuc execution again and was like "it'll teach any kids not to get into jail"

[@charlescantu7548]

It's actually funny you mention this I watched a documentary on all the different executions and hanging was the most popular back than and the states would hold goal public hanging executions like it was the new years partys we have in New York city, but basically they stopped because it made people more violent and violent crimes occurred just minutes and hours after a public hanging plus it was promoting death to the public like coca cola promotes drinking soda

[@sebastianannab8159]

I guess people don’t understand what a humane death is. A humane death is one that causes no pain or suffering. The gruesomeness and the gore of firing squad deaths are irrelevant when determining how humane the killing was.

[@wsxtgbujm581]

Maybe a clean bullet just through the head...

[@dog-ez2nu]

Yeah. Why do they waste so many bullets?

[@quinquin200]

It’s got a stark beauty, doesn’t it ? ☺️

[@bayyoud]

Richardezer Scrooge In order for that to happen, it would have to be an extremely high powered firearm. The brain would also still transmit pain for approvingly 12 seconds after being shot, basically before he goes completely brain dead. Even though the bullet will damage the brain severely it will not have an impact on the nervous system unless hit on the correct spot, it is still an inhumane death.

[@Michael21D]

It would make sense for gas chamber with carbon monoxide that may not be the quickest but it is a painlessway

[@DumbDJ17]

1:34 they have the simpsons on...

[@littlefin4304]

So ur brother was a murder but feel the victim of murder when he is killed for his crimes? Yeahhh lol

[@UnKynneyValley]

Why not a guillotine. Pro: Cheap, easy to assemble and disassemble, painless. Con: Too messy to clean up, could use a lot of water and bleach after the execution.

[@UnKynneyValley]

J Kerfont I think indoors will be better if they build a bigger room with drainage on each corner.

[@UhhhSitrep]

Kynney what’d be the point in cleaning? Just change the blade ever so often.

[@canigetahoyah6028]

They aren’t actually painless, the neck is very tough and often takes a while before it is cut through all the way

[@nonautemrexchristus5637]

white.noise you do understand how sharp guillotines are? They are a one shot thing, we aren't using axes here

[@Diogenes_ofSinope]

con: you're concious minutes after the execution.

[@mariod818]

I laughed when he said that his brothers execution was murder.

[@keith3915]

Well he's not too far off for a few philosophical reasons I wont get into.

[@nlz1]

The number of people who appear to think the penal system is basically a state-run revenge system is honestly alarming

[@burtonl7239]

Hydraulic press please. My second choice is gladiatorial games.

[@RaggaBaby]

i like

[@johnbarosa8621]

Burton L send all of them over to crushit channel and let his press sort them out

[@realscotsman]

8th amendment...

[@SWhite-du3hw]

Gladiatorial games would bring in so much tax money.

[@wonder_9315]

George Carlin?

[@blakebodaciousFTW]

“It hurt my feelings” I’m sorry dude your brother hurt a lot of peoples feeling. Your brother took that from people including you.

[@melissacobb9800]

No it's not terrible, it's the best way

[@rocky_kavuri]

Every defendant has the right to a retrial if new evidence shows up. You can't do that if you're dead. Nearly 4% of cases have been shown to be wrongful convictions due to new evidence and better investigative techniques. Enough said.

[@poitles]

Thank you Lucas, someone with a fucking brain.

[@scorchclasstitan6727]

Yes, the answer is yes. Mercy to the cruel is cruelty to the innocent.

[@BullockGaming]

“It hurt my feelings.” HAHAHAA

[@abhaymishra30]

I'm so sad that the world has forgotten *gUiLLoTiNeS.*

[@BortaMaga]

it's forgotten because having the executed live a few dozen of seconds with only his head in shock and pain isn't really humane

[@bigreb601]

Fun fact the last person in France executed by the guillotine was killed in the 70s

[@hurrythepeace9443]

Borta Maga actually no pain is felt, but you do have to be alive for 5 seconds which would be awful

[@ChefPelle]

@@bigreb601 The last beheading in France was actually carried out AFTER Star Wars premiered

[@incometax6526]

From what I understood they stopped using it because the blood makes a real big mess for the janitors to clean up

[@germa2k]

"inhumane suffering", what a joke.

[@ungernkhan9764]

"...terminate them." Starting to sound a bit like SCP.

[@ericfuckingandre7576]

I saw another documentary where a prison executioner said if he was to be killed by one of these methods, he would take the electric chair, as 'It's all over in a few seconds'

[@itsKNR]

Damn thats the last thing i would choose. I would want to get shot in the head by a 20mm Cannon :)

[@yvonneerrend8217]

100%.. teach these criminals you can't get away with murder.

[@erockstoenescu6171]

Hell yes I've been saying this for years!

[@theidioticguy5289]

I have a question.... Why isnt this age restricted

[@marciaosullivan3200]

Why age restrict it like it will do anything

[@NA-xj7jh]

Just show them the emoji movie

[@batheandrelaxinmyshit6344]

Mr.Weebster You seem to be around forever

[@chevyboycp]

Rig them up to a lightning rod and let God work it out ⚡

[@kylehudsons]

what if "God" decided by chance not to strike on that certain day?

[@goblinlayer7257]

Leave them out for as long as it takes

[@iamricreid]

IAMForeign Great Idea

[@deadedd3235]

That's brilliant, after all Zeus does hate us humans.

[@supreme2544]

IAMForeign hahaha omg fucking great idea👍🏻 that's what they should use.

[@brandonb1681]

Executions should be public to teach children the consequences of crime.

[@stephenmystery8313]

The deterrence argument is so stupid. If the consequences are the only thing preventing you from killing someone, you're pretty messed up internally.

[@tibodeclercq2131]

I believe it could give people traumas and nightmares when they see people dying in front of them

[@tibodeclercq2131]

@Jarrod Lamp I understand. But people who are no killers or don't intend to kill might find it disturbing.

[@Halal_Dan]

@@stephenmystery8313 So messed up people should therefore not be deterred? You should think it through lol

[@hemirt7860]

The people who go to Death Row are Monsters...

[@d3203]

Bmw Man124 not everyone. There where also innocents.

[@slopcrusher3482]

A surprising amount of people on death row are not guilty of the crimes they “ committed”

[@rhyshowardvlogs7346]

What even the innocent convicts!or ones who simply made a terrible mistake

[@chopx-nick5116]

Some are innocent

[@keith3915]

My biggest issue with death row is the innocent people. Then the executioners are no better than the murderers. But I also believe that objectively, even Monsters should die humanely.

[@zachtaylor77]

I feel for the brother losing a family member but he was a monster! I highly doubt his victims got to pick and choose a humane death so why should he get this luxury 🤔 is his life worth more than his victims? Just keeping it 💯

[@caucasianinvasion2972]

yes

[@nunyerbeeznaz2906]

I have personally witnessed both injection demise,and firing squad death. I N E V E R saw anyone suffer at the hands of a competent firing squad.

[@Ondulado.]

A warning about the graphics images would have been nice vice? This isnt even age restricted!

[@ivog443]

might as well bring back guilliotine.

[@rogerhamilton8029]

nitrogen asphyxiation as completely painless. im against executions for a couple reasons. #1 innocent people have been executed. #2 it costs more #3 it can be harder on the victims because of the extended trials and appeals where they have to keep going over it. it makes it very hard on them. However if they are going to do it then it should be painless and nitrogen asphyxiation is quick and painless. you dont feel like your suffocating as that feeling is the build up of co2 without oxygen there is no co2 and you just passout.

[@matthewmurray1182]

Roger Hamilton firing squad is painless too

[@abedackid]

I'm not against execution, but I'm against our conviction process. Someone should not be given the death penalty unless there's without a reasonable doubt that he/she committed the crime. Then they should be executed swiftly to avoid #2 and #3.

[@matthewmurray1182]

Roger Hamilton execution is actually cheaper in the long run vs getting life in prison because if you get life the prison would be paying for 3 meals a day

[@rogerhamilton8029]

@matthew murry you would think so but it is more expensive to execute because of the extra lengthy automatic appeals process. there have been many studies comparing the costs and a life sentence is cheaper

[@Waskomsause]

Honestly I'd enjoy it if they just said that DNA evidence or video was enough to put you onto a direct death sentence path. Texas has it setup that way, 3 people or a camera sees you doing it? you get killed off in weeks at the most.

[@joeydoherty368]

A firing squad looks very brutal, but it’s undoubtedly the safest way to avoid torturing someone to death. Electrocutions, Hangings, and Lethal Injection all make an effort to kill painlessly, but they can end up causing brutal suffering. Firing squad is simply people trying to kill you, so it won’t be botched.

[@BoahBherman]

3:30 did this guy see pictures of victims of Rodney? I’m sure that would change his mind.

[@squintohighlights]

Honestly, life in prison would be worse then death imo

[@Waskomsause]

Not really, a lot of murderers will pick a gulity plea to get themselves into a life sentence rather then a death sentence. They enjoy the idea that they can live their life in comfort within a control cell, while their victim was their plaything and died.

[@212th]

Not on the Taxpayers. Remember as long as they’re alive, they cost money. Space, time, food and water.

[@magnusk.9895]

@@Waskomsause I meeeeaaaan... you likely don't know jack shit about that.

[@blissmaster71]

Seems like a big factor is how the execution looks to witnesses and how it makes us feel. If the criminal unquestionably deserves to die, then it shouldn’t matter how; as long as the suffering is no more than a minute or two, it’s not too cruel. If we limit capital punishment to the truly monstrous, then anything but prolonged torture is acceptable.

[@DangNguyen-xx3zi]

In 2012 Vietnam banned execution by any method except injection. But the drugs used for injection was still under testing and waiting for import. So we ended up with dozens of death row inmates waiting for 2 years, begging to be ended with firing squad

[@svampkin]

I wish we reinstated capital punishment in Sweden. #AllowFiringSquads.

[@mattyaple8477]

Shit I thought this was the onion

[@mattyaple8477]

Brother of serial killer on his execution "it hurt my feelings" lmfao

[@aussiegod4269]

My opinion one aim for my head and the other for my heart. You’ll see which one hits first.

[@briannotafan3368]

bring back a good ol fashioned crucifixion

[@garretphegley8796]

2 words. Hell Yeah!!!

[@adambamf9365]

why dont they employ a anaesthetist and a team of doctors to properly do the job getting prison staff to perform these executions is wrong

[@100Mmore]

adam bamf because doctors take an oath to do no harm

[@mikelesbob]

Daniel I was actually about to say the same thing, but yep; the Hippocratic oath is sworn by all doctors and nurses to do no harm, so therefore, they are barred from administering anything with the full knowledge that it will result in the harm or death of someone.

[@stupidburp]

It is also unnecessary since nitrogen gas asphyxiation has the same effect without any need for medical training.

[@dickmeatbootysack2165]

adam bamf it’s against the oath the doctors agree to, to use your skills to hurt someone

[@stupidburp]

The Hippocratic Oath is taken seriously by some but it is not legally binding in the USA. Violating the oath can however lead to losing a medical license and may be grounds of unprofessional conduct complaints and possibly used as part of a lawsuit. It is possible to get away with violating the oath in some cases but most doctors do not seek to do so because of their own ethics or at least avoid doing so in order to avoid the risk of potential consequences.

[@dokxtv5159]

DOKXtv:*becomes firing squad member* Also DOKXtv:*starts drinking mountain dew and 360 noscoping people*

[@Schneter]

Oohh I didn't expect a picture of the body

[@TidalWaveDan]

The 8th amendment says we have the right to be free from cruel and unusual punishment. Telling a person condemned to death that they’re going to die in x amount of days amounts to psychological torture. I may be wrong though. I don’t know, it’s just a thought.

[@manco828]

Then why not have immediate execution after conviction? NO appeals!

[@TidalWaveDan]

manco82 I understand you’re trying to make a point but you completely missed the mark. You’re suggestion would only raise the likelihood of executing innocent people. And also robs you of another set of rights. Instead of trying to rewrite the constitution to soothe your emotions, try to find in it where your position on any issue is justified.

[@thomassellers6836]

Lawmakers rather have a somewhat presentable body than a mutilated one to show to the murderer's family. Execution is not about killing in a humane way, but rather granting a non-grotesque, respectable looking body to the family. In a sense, this method is giving respect to them people who deserve it and not to those who don't.

[@jamesf3148]

no its not, the reason lethal injection replaced firing squad and hanging is because it was seen as a more reliable and precise way of killing some one. often times in hanging if the execution messed up the head would come off or the person would hang there for hours and had to be cut down and redone, firing squad was easy for executioners to decide to inflict pain instead of kill. while injection had its flaws it was seen as a way to check executioners with medical doctors.

[@you-ud8qm]

that guy complained that his brother was killed and it capital punishment shouldn't exist but ignore that he stole from people and murdered people

[@goaty3835]

LILPUMP OUU LILPUMP YAA

[@lucian6830]

black people

[@travisscottholdingmicropho415]

because Lil Pump was the first thing I thought of after this video

[@iMelanin]

Wtf. 😂😂😂😂😂 Wrong video, buddy.

[@professorhacker9452]

Warning: Graphic photos of Gardener's aftermath will show without warning.

[@D347h54rg3n7]

If you are willing to say murder in the case of the death penalty isn't wrong. Then death by firing squad should be acceptable. I think murder is wrong on all fronts, and lethal injection is just lieing to yourself about murder.

[@D347h54rg3n7]

To my ear it sounds like revenge.

[@D347h54rg3n7]

So putting some one to death for murder, isn't subjecting them to the crime they committed? or does it have to be equal force to be a vengeful act? This smacks of the current trend where words have special meanings that allow special cases to not count, rather than having to explain why something is ok in one situation rather than another.

[@mrfinch5246]

PyotrOnline stop being a bleeding heart for once in your life. There's nothing wrong with putting down a monster.

[@Einar979]

Tim O'Sullivan What about the 4% that wrongfully get the death penalty? Does killing people that probably deserves to die, justify killing innocent people?

[@D347h54rg3n7]

Tim O'Sullivan it's not a bleeding heart, it's about being better. It's about acknowledging that eye for an eye isn't justice. I don't understand why not wanting to resort to murder as an answer to murder means I'm motivated by sympathy.

[@JonKrueger]

Of ways for the government to kill a criminal, I see nothing wrong with the guillotine.

[@samuelbernard2847]

I would retort by saying it's a French invention.

[@caleb428]

@@samuelbernard2847 we will fix that problem by replacing the blade of a guillotine with an m16 with a bayonet in it

[@christianrasmussen1]

I see your point. It would deny open casket funerals though. Other than that it'd be splendid.

[@MrSmith-jj9te]

Why should a merciful and human death, ever be given to a bunch murderers that obviously never gave their victims either one of those things in life. These predators have no mercy, or humanity for the people they prey upon. Mercy, compassion, and humanity are acts of love undeserved, for those killing and preying upon them.

[@xBIG_MO]

@VICE News maybe put a 'graphic imagery' warning or something...my goodness

[@briannotafan3368]

put em on pay per view sponserd by remington arms co with slo mo replays tonite at 6

[@briannotafan3368]

you can even have two fur tuesdays & TGIF specials BY COLT

[@tyronevlogs1692]

Why not use a guatiien the thing that chops you’re head off, that seems extremely painless and quick

[@punkmofo]

I don't recall your brother being put in this predicament for his charitable contributions..

[@python9657]

my opinion is to hand the inmate highly drugged to the relatives ,friends,close family members of the person who was the victim and let them handle the whole execution the way they want

[@judithharris8025]

"Everyone finds god before they die" a cold ass line

[@Shifty51991]

Dont want to be executed or go to prison in general.....don't do something that will put you in that chair or on that table....

[@jennifreakthompson8888]

How on earth do they get lethal injection wrong? Seriously. Why don't they just go down the damn street and get some fentanyl? One hitter quitter is a guarantee, the way they talk about it.

[@matthewvoss7365]

Lethal injection going wrong, only in Oklahoma let me tell you.

[@USA-cc1kx]

remember, these are the worst of the worst people on the planet. DO NOT FEEL BAD FOR THEM OR THEIR FAMILIES

[@YankeeStacking]

Not all killing is murder.

[@rogerkilburn4732]

Not true

[@YankeeStacking]

@@rogerkilburn4732 Wrong. Lethal self defense is not necessarily murder. Lethal use of force by law enforcement is not necessarily murder. Causing accidental death is not necessarily murder. Soldiers killing in war is not necessarily murder. And I also maintain that government capital punishment is not necessarily murder. Malice, evil intent, revenge, and many other factors determine murder. So AGAIN, not all killing is murder.

[@gauntfa3610]

Well yeah bullets tend to kill ya quick

[@_MysticKnight]

If someone does not repent in the face of death, it is unlikely they would ever repent.

[@MasterYota1]

Why is it such a big deal to put someone to death that has done way worse to their victims?

[@Chuck44442]

I read in Rome in their Senate, on the floor, they had a strangler... the medieval cauldron was clinical. With firing squad rifles, do they use silencers??

[@davidkellymitchell4747]

They will eventually discover that the guillotine is the most humane form of execution. The accused goes from 100% life to 100% death in a microsecond. Immediate loss of consciousness. Gruesome for the spectators however. With that said I strongly oppose the death penalty for inmates and the conceived but unborn. Thou shalt not kill. I didn't read any exceptions or amendments with that.

[@Newtination]

"it hurts my feelins" lol, okay. check the feelings of all his victims and say that again. firing squad is by far the best option. It's quick, *never* been botched (unlike every other method) and done in seconds.

[@Bootmahoy88]

Be a heck of a lot simpler and cheaper. Get the job done quick, bag up the garbage and be done with it.

[@abigailsockeye1586]

bring back the big hairy dude with the giant axe and a chopping block

[@womaninthewave]

capital punishment is a perpetually slippery slope. but it should always be the least painful way possible. some killers took the lives of other people in tortuous ways, but should they be killed in the same fashion? I believe they deserve punishment and to be put away for life, but an eye for an eye makes everyone blind

[@jaeg3581]

Ok can you request that first part of the lethal injection and then firing? Personally not sure how I feel about the death penalty [period] but I do want to know if the shot injection that puts you unconscious can be requested followed by firing.

[@dr.brianjudedelimaphd743]

You could just administer anesthesia and then after the person is out, remove their heart... how easy and humane is that, plus the heart can be donated for organ transplant

[@davidscott1340]

Firing squad is better than anything else as long as it's a headshot.