Hum Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Justice Minister Kunio Hatoyama said Wednesday he wanted to consider more 'tranquil' methods of execution. Japan generally executes several convicts a year, always by hanging. "I am fully aware that 'death by hanging' is written in the criminal code," Hatoyama said after a parliamentary committee meeting, Kyodo news agency said. "A square part of the floor opens up and they fall with a thud," :blink: he said. "I honestly wonder if there isn't a more tranquil way of doing this," Kyodo quoted him as adding. It was not clear what other methods he was considering. Lethal injection has hit problems in the United States, where the Supreme Court is set to rule on whether administering the commonly used three-chemical cocktail violates the constitutional ban on cruel and unusual punishment. All but one of the 38 U.S. states with the death penalty and the federal government use lethal injection, which has come under scrutiny after botched executions in California and Florida in which the condemned took over 30 minutes to die. Electrocution was introduced in New York in 1888 as a more humane method of execution than hanging, but there have been instances of inmates catching fire, multiple jolts being needed to kill and bones being broken by convulsing limbs. Hatoyama came under fire in September for suggesting those sentenced to death should be executed automatically, without having the penalty approved by the justice minister as is current practice. He said Wednesday he would like to hear the opinions of those opposed to the death penalty. Opinion polls show most Japanese back capital punishment. source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spenser.d Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 Actually, if the person's lucky, they'll fall with a crack... I don't really care how they do it, but I, for one, fully support capital punishment. These people complain that "it took a person 30 minutes to die with Lethal Injection" - big deal. He obviously did something to deserve the death penalty, and I think the fact that we at least try to give them a painless death is probably more than they're worth. -Spenser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XerXis Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 guillotine, very humane and fast, but a bit messy i'm afraid ;) but in all seriousness, I don't support the death penalty and i'm glad that it isn't allowed in the eu. An eye for an eye is such a backwards way of living Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hum Posted October 24, 2007 Author Share Posted October 24, 2007 I vote for the suffocation by nitrous oxide method. :yes: http://www.dentalfearcentral.org/laughing_gas.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Drone Posted October 25, 2007 Share Posted October 25, 2007 If you MUST practice Capital Punishment (referring to the USA), then we should at LEAST move towards a single drug lethal injection instead of the current 3. There's actually talk of using Fentanyl- an extremely powerful opiate. (Which is also what I currently take for cancer pain). It seems more humane. Of course, a better solution would be NOT to kill our population! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hum Posted October 25, 2007 Author Share Posted October 25, 2007 ... a better solution would be NOT to kill our population!Heartily agreed ! :yes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
primexx Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 How could there be a humane way of killing someone?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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