Seriously, why have we outlawed hanging?
When we did, it was because several federal judges felt queasy about hanging, and the death penalty in general. They just plain didn’t like it. So they decreed it could not be done.
Weirdly enough, only New Hampshire and Washington State have the *option* for hanging, if an inmate *requests* it, though they primarily use lethal injection.
It’s probably time that we brought back hanging as a means of execution.
And while we’re at it, I think it *might* be a good idea that if an inmate on death row is psychologically examined and determined to be of “sound mind” and normal or better IQ (90+), that they are “given the option” to choose “expedited hanging”, that *takes away* the right of third parties (other than their attorneys), to put forth appeals “on their behalf”.
This could be though of as, “Yes I killed (him/her/them). Hang me now and be done with it!”
Of course, as I said, this could *only* be done after a jury has both found them guilty, and issued a death penalty.
Surprisingly, a large number of death row convicts would vie for this option, as preferential to prison for a decade or two of appeals before execution.
Seriously, why have we outlawed hanging?
Gen 9:5 “And I will require the blood of anyone who takes another person’s life. If a wild animal kills a person, it must die. And anyone who murders a fellow human must die.
Gen 9:6 If anyone takes a human life, that person’s life will also be taken by human hands. For God made human beings in His own image.
“It’s probably time that we brought back hanging as a means of execution.”
‘...as THE means of execution.’ ... and on the courthouse steps. Also must have an expedited appeals process...a few months rather than years.