It took 34 years from sentencing to execution ...

[dogtag]

And the guy who built the "Sparkie" says it might malfunction.
Can't anyone do a job competently in this day and age ?
And taxpayers have had to feed this criminal for 34 years ?
What happened to "Justice delayed is justice denied" ?

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...les-tails.html

I guarantee I could build an electric chair that would work.
I'd build it of metal and weld the terminals.

[Vern Humphrey]

The injustice is that it takes so long from sentencing to execution -- in Singapore it averages two years.

And what's wrong with hanging? I read an interesting book on the English system, which was foolproof. The English had no ceremony -- no last meal, no last words, the condemned man was brought to the execution chamber and had about 10 seconds from the time the executioner entered the chamber.

They used a slip knot -- usually a metal eye spliced into the end of the rope -- and a crab washer to hold it firmly in the right place. The drop was selected from tables, based on the condemned person's weight.

[dogtag]

If the got it wrong, the guys head came off. Messy and certainly not pretty.

[Vern Humphrey]

If the got it wrong, the guys head came off. Messy and certainly not pretty.

That's why the Brits used the Standard Drop Tables, based on the condemned man's weight.

[Mark in Ottawa]

A couple of years ago I had a tour of the Crumlin Road Jail in Belfast. Until their execution date, condemned prisoners were held in a large cell at the end of a corridor and were always in the company of two guards. On the day of the execution, the prisoner was moved to the far end of the cell, beside a bookcase and was pinioned with leather straps. At that point the bookcase, which was on sliders, was pushed aside to reveal the noose. Apparently the prisoners did not know that they were only about 10 feet from the noose until the last moment and supposedly the other prisoners did not know where the execution chamber was. As mentioned, from the time of sliding the bookcase away until the drop was less than 30 seconds.

[blackhawknj]

The Romans had the Tarpeian Rock. No messy chemicals, no worrying about proper construction, wiring, electrical supply, drop tables, bad rope. And the criminal had to obey the Law-of Gravity.

[barretcreek]

Maybe the killers should die the way their victim did. Too nice in some cases.

[Vern Humphrey]

I've also considered giving them a ride in a C-130 over the Atlantic at 20,000 feet.

[lyman]

I've also considered giving them a ride in a C-130 over the Atlantic at 20,000 feet.

wasn't it Pinochet that gave folks helicopter rides?

may be an idea worth looking into

[Major Tom]

Does Nevada still have firing squads? That way seems logical and inexpensive.

[Vern Humphrey]

wasn't it Pinochet that gave folks helicopter rides?

may be an idea worth looking into

That was in Argentina -- and as I recalled they used C-130s.

Does Nevada still have firing squads? That way seems logical and inexpensive.

That's Utah, and yes, they still have firing squads. They dropped it for a few years, but brought it back in 2015, in case there was a shortage of drugs for lethal injection.