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Posted on 06/23/2026 4:02:18 PM PDT by Morgana
BOISE, Idaho - Idaho Department of Corrections released its plan this week for how it will carry out executions by firing squad.
July 1st, firing squad will become the primary method for carrying out the death penalty. It's the first state to have the firing squad as a primary form; four other states have firing squad as a secondary option.
The state passed legislation making this change, after encountering several issues carrying out executions by lethal injection.
In 2024, the execution of Thomas Creech had to be stopped because of failure to establish an IV line through which to administer the lethal drugs.
Previously in Idaho, firing squad was a secondary method, to be used only if lethal injection was not an option.
Idaho is one of only a handful of states to have the firing squad as an option, and had to retrofit areas of the state's maximum security prison to prepare for the change.
According to the protocol released this week:
* The firing squad will consist of three team members who are volunteers from law enforcement agencies and have specific certifications for firearm accuracy
* The condemned will be given a mild sedative before being moved to the execution area
* The condemned will be restrained in an execution chair
* The firing squad will position 10 yards away from the condemned
* The Firing Squad Team Leader loads one live round into three separate magazines for each firearm
* The Team Leader issues a firearm and three magazines to each member of the firing squad
* The medical team leader will adhere a target to the person's chest
* The condemned person may request an eye cover
* Each team member will load a weapon and standby for direction to fire
* The firing squad leader will begin the cadence and when directed, the team members will fire simultaneously
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Un La Paloma Blanca must play beforehand or at the time of execution.
* The Team Leader issues a firearm and three magazines to each member of the firing squad
Why does each member need three magazines?...............
Ready aim fire. Practice for about two minutes.
No ne gets executed in Idaho. They die from old age on death row first.
What do you guys think they use? 30-06?
I have to say that if I was going to be executed, I’d probably pick the firing squad. Much better than the gas chamber or electric chair. And with the recent misfires with lethal injection, probably cleaner than that too. If you still are alive after the first shot, someone walks up to you and puts a bullet in your head and that’s it. You’re gone.
Woody Allen firing squad despite the threat of an angry letter to the Times.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5U72xvlbn-k
Follow the North Korean protocol...20mm cannon
Socrates was condemned to death for impiety. He died by drinking poison hemlock that was given to him. This would seem to be the calmest method of execution of them all.
But then again, it’s technically a suicide. And that’s a sin. (?)
I don’t think it’s the picnic you envision.
What are the symptoms of hemlock poisoning?
Ingestion of the hemlock plant can take 30 minutes to a few hours to give rise to the poisoning symptoms. The severity of the symptoms depends on how long the plant has been in your system.
The common signs and symptoms of hemlock poisoning include:
Shivering (tremors)
Burning sensation in the abdomen
Increased salivation
Dilated pupils
Muscle pain
Paralysis of muscles
Lack of coordination in movements
Rapid, weak pulse
Inability to speak
Convulsions
Unconsciousness
Coma
Respiratory failure
Kidney failure
Sell lottery tickets to be on the firing squad. Think of the fundraising money that could bring into the state coffers.
> What are the symptoms of hemlock poisoning? <
It beats many other methods of execution: being burned at the stake, being drawn and quartered, etc. And you’ve got a bit of time to steady yourself. Nobody is dragging you anywhere.
But yeah. Those who were with Socrates at the time of his death wrote that it was a bit messy. Any modern method of execution along those lines would have to employ a better poison.
(Himmler and Goering would probably recommend cyanide.)
What about the Canadian MAID option? The Canadian seem to like it alot. Many Canadians are dying to try it.
Is hemlock related to tequila? Those symptoms sound familiar.
That’s one of my favorite episodes.
“My pump got caught in my trouser leg.”
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