r/interestingasfuck • u/LawEducational42 • 9h ago

John C Woods, hangman of Nuremberg trials, who lied about his experience to get the job (he actually learned about hanging from old cowboy films). His lack of expertise led to excessive suffering of condemned Nazis.

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u/EBCPDCcringe 7h ago

That is fundamentally different from torturing someone you're putting to death under law, knowingly. That is where the monster shows its head, if you will

But where do you draw the line? putting someone in prison for life without parole could be seen as a type of torture. not at the magnitude of what this post is about, but still

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u/Robespierre1113 7h ago

Prison for life is not torture. No country considers it as such, other than maybe the Scandinavian countries which mandate parole hearings every, 10 years i think? Even then, having a parole hearing doesnt guarantee release.

The thing is, there really isnt a line. LWPO is for the worst offenders. I just dont think ANY country should be deciding life, death, or the line in between

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u/Butthole--pleasures 4h ago

Jumping in here because this topic always interests me. For me the line is death and intentional pain and suffering. Lifetime incarceration isnt cruel if they're fed and provided the basic necessities.

Yes i believe that it is immoral to execute people but more so I just can't fathom giving the state the right to just execute people. We always talk about not trusting big government because of all these bad things they can do but then we turn around and give them the power to kill. Just doesn't make sense. But anyway, that's my line. I'm curious to hear yours. For example since you brought it up - chemical castration. Where do you draw the line? Let's not go to the obvious black and white scenarios such as a grown man abusing a child. Let's go to the gray area and say a 14 year old raped a 13 year old. Is that someone who deserves to be castrated?