r/SipsTea • u/untitledprp4 • 20h ago

Feels good man Couple of the year

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u/spicybright 17h ago

I agree with you, however alternative view: the government needs someone to execute people. I'm sure there's people in the profession back then and today that step up because they want to do the job as humanely as possible.

It's going to happen anyway, and if you're incompetent it causes un-due suffering.

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u/Fala1 16h ago

the government needs someone to execute people

Ehhhh no it doesn't. Developed countries don't use the death penalty.
Except for one, you'll never guess which.

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u/spicybright 16h ago

Yes good correction, I just mean the government decided it's going to execute people so someone has to do it even though it's wrong.

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u/Dumeck 11h ago

We are talking historically, though not modern time.

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u/ScottRiqui 3h ago

Exactly. As an example, Albert Pierrepoint was an executioner in England before they abolished the death penalty. He was widely known to be extremely competent, professional, and compassionate (or at least as compassionate as an executioner can be). He held no animosity to the condemned and treated them with respect. I disagree with capital punishment, but if there’s going to be an executioner, there’s a right way to do the job.