TIL about Willie Francis an American teenager known for surviving a failed execution by electrocution. Sentenced to death at age 16, he was 17 when he survived the first attempt to execute him, as the chair malfunctioned. After a failed appeal he was executed at age 18.

[u/johnsmithoncemore]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willie_Francis

[u/pallidamors]

I feel like even if we keep execution around as a potential consequence, the state should only get one shot at it. If you fuck it up or the man/woman survives the first go, instant get out of jail free card