Death row inmates must now choose between electric chair or firing squad in South Carolina

There have been accusations that this has occurred, particularly for more, uhm, ad hoc execution parties.

And please don’t get me wrong; If we classify certain forms of execution as being too uncivilized to use… firing squad certainly falls into that category for me. But then again, I would have a hard time expressing an execution method that wasn’t…

I wouldn’t think so as long as they’re not the ones making the choice to end their own lives. There are even legends of Christian martyrs who had input on the manner of their executions, including Saint Peter who (by popular tradition) asked to be crucified upside down because he believed himself unworthy to die in the same manner as his Lord.

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