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TexasTowelie

(111,317 posts)
Fri Sep 4, 2015, 04:35 PM Sep 2015

Firing squad, blood-draining among suggestions sent to Gov. Abbott to continue Texas death penalty

With lethal injection drugs in short supply nationwide, one Texan offered Gov. Greg Abbott what he called a straight-forward, low-cost, pain-free alternative to execute murderers in Texas.

“After administering a strong sedative,” he wrote in an email, “just drain blood until they have bled to death.”

Other letter writers suggested carbon monoxide poisoning as a painless approach — and maybe even more humane than lethal injection.

A firing squad could save the state money, wrote one man from a Houston suburb.

Read more: http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/2015/09/firing-squad-blood-draining-among-suggestions-sent-to-gov-greg-abbott-to-continue-texas-death-penalty.html/

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Firing squad, blood-draining among suggestions sent to Gov. Abbott to continue Texas death penalty (Original Post) TexasTowelie Sep 2015 OP
What, no 'push out of plane with no parachute'? nt Erich Bloodaxe BSN Sep 2015 #1
How about arenas stocked with hungry lions? The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2015 #2
PERFECTLY illustrates difference between left and right. A liberal would focus on jobs, a con randys1 Sep 2015 #3
Well, OH is going with Head Ripping Off Machine. longship Sep 2015 #4
Oh heck. I bet Zyklon B is available. Why not go for broke and use that? dieter Sep 2015 #5
The only problem with using a firing squad in Texas.... Paladin Sep 2015 #6
Wow malokvale77 Sep 2015 #7

randys1

(16,286 posts)
3. PERFECTLY illustrates difference between left and right. A liberal would focus on jobs, a con
Fri Sep 4, 2015, 04:41 PM
Sep 2015

focuses on killing.

longship

(40,416 posts)
4. Well, OH is going with Head Ripping Off Machine.
Fri Sep 4, 2015, 04:57 PM
Sep 2015

And this report from the Onion also claims that Texas is looking into the Mashinator.


 

dieter

(94 posts)
5. Oh heck. I bet Zyklon B is available. Why not go for broke and use that?
Fri Sep 4, 2015, 05:03 PM
Sep 2015

Yes, I'm being terribly irreverent in the fact that I'm comparing the government of TX to Nazi's and using some imagery that will trigger emotions from many people.

My intent with my post is most certainly to shock and cause people to be appalled. Appalled at the fact we still have the death sentence in the US.

Hide my post at your will jurors. Just don't hide my intention to wish people might begin to think due to some imagery that is unpleasant. That has been the intent of art and literature for many ages.

There should be no such thing as a 'death penalty' in this century.

Paladin

(28,204 posts)
6. The only problem with using a firing squad in Texas....
Sat Sep 5, 2015, 04:21 PM
Sep 2015

would be managing the huge, sweaty, gun-wielding crowds that would turn up in an effort to participate.....

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