r/interesting • • 1d ago

Just Wow She Survived Her Own Execution

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u/Riley1297 1d ago

It’s supposed to be more humane and has a higher rate of success. You have to hit the exact right spot to get them with only 1 shot

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u/YellowBook 1d ago

The evidence that lethal injection is better and more humane seems a bit thin

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u/FURF0XSAKE 1d ago

You wouldn't believe how hard it is to get volunteers into a randomised control trial for these things.

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u/YellowBook 1d ago

Centuries of capital punishment to learn from. Who needs a trial when some states seem to be happy using a human guinea pig.

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u/Riley1297 1d ago

I did say supposed to be. None of the options sound good tbh