I don’t care about instant death … just death as punishment for deeds done. Only the bleeding hearts amongst us care about the suffering of the criminal.
Shoot them, electrocute them, burn them, cut their heads off, hang them, bury them alive … just execute them.
The only reason that this is a matter for discussion is that there are some that think that murdering scum should not suffer (unlike their victims).
If mental life continues for several seconds after beheading (or whatever method used), so be it, gives them time to reflect on their misdeeds. I’m sure their victims would not care.
I'd treat capital punishment the same as I would putting down an animal. It is going down, when I decide it is going down. That matter is not in dispute. I'd pick the means from those available to me, avoiding unnecessary cruelty.
If it were an animal I was fond of, I'd give it a good last meal, and a loving pat, first.
I abhor the bleeding heart liberals efforts to remove all vestige of traditional justice from the public square.
Justice should be swift, and done with respect for the dignity of others, even when that means their death, and even when they have not earned any vestige of that respect.