Archived Do you think we should bring back Roman Colliseums as a means of execution for serious crimes? (AskVoat)
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Archived Do you think we should bring back Roman Colliseums as a means of execution for serious crimes? (AskVoat)
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[–] ilikeskittles 1 point 14 points 15 points (+15|-1) ago
No but public hangings would be a good thing.
[–] BeHereNow 0 points 4 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago
I feel the firing squad is more humane, or maybe the guillotine? If your neck doesnt break instantly from the fall of the noose, you could hang there choking for minutes, eyes bulging, tongue, no that is pretty awful.
I know the guillotine looks gruesome from the spectator point of view, but have your head clean sliced off in seconds probably is the least painful way to go because it is instantaneous.
Sniper rifle fire, simultaneous shots with large caliber bullets to the head and heart at the same time might be pretty quick as well.
[–] ilikeskittles 0 points 10 points 10 points (+10|-0) ago
Ah, but you discount the value of the public spectacle. When younger people who might be inclined to commit similar crimes see someone hanging from a rope gasping for air with their eyes bulging out, maybe the will leave an impression on them.
[–] tanukihat 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Oh, this guy's going for humane...well...that's one opinion I guess.
[–] Schreiber 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Hanging definitely works.
Singapore uses that as capital punishment. Very very low crime rate as a result.
[–] Hank0331 ago
Singapore boasts a largely homogeneous population with the highest average IQ on the planet (tied with Hong Kong), high literacy, one of the highest (and fairly consistently rising) GDPs, a per capita rate similar to the US, a very low dependency rate, all coupled with one of the least restricted markets. I highly doubt their low crime rate is solely attributable to the fact that they hang people for capital offenses.