Absolutely appalled by Kenneth Eugene Smith's execution

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Appalled is too soft a word. I feel physically sick and angry.

What a sick world we live in.

I am against the death penalty. One person wrongly convicted and sentenced to death is too many. This particular case sounds like torture, and to use what the Nazis used on millions, its just disturbing on so many levels.

I keep thinking about it. But what can we do? I'm in UK, and expect any activism will be happening in US.

What will happen to the state of Alabama? Surely something must be done. This was not human.

Exactly. I couldn’t work in an abattoir - suspect many meat eaters couldn’t. But some people aren’t bothered one bit. Some even enjoy it- a little too much going by some footage released. There are some sick bastards out there!

The bible also gives detailed instructions on how women should be stoned to death if the lose their virginity before marriage

Are you also happy with that being part of a justice system

And if you are a Christian Jesus disagrees with an eye for an eye and instead suggests turning the other cheek..

Yes, exactly.

He knew what he was doing and ran the risk of being executed.

Reminds me of that Iranian guy who blinded a poor woman and then was upset that they wanted to blind him!

If you don't want to be blinded then don't blind someone else!

I think it is sick NOT to execute a murderer.

Agree, I think I read that it took 32 minutes to pronounce dead from the beginning. Absolutely sickening. Nobody deserves to die like that.

Bless him. What a terrible way to die. My heart bleeds for him...🙄

If it's a deterrent then why are murder rates higher in states with the death penalty than those without it?

Who would put the corpse and head into a coffin? Well I could do that alone if needs be!

I imagine the deceased's NOK would like the body for burial (if permitted).

You seem to think the cleaning up afterwards is some sort of major issue?

Are you thinking of the amount of blood? No reason why containment would be a particular problem if you think about it. I'm not suggesting an open air public event!

From all I have read it really does appear to be quickest, guaranteed and painless. Over in a split second. The decapitated head may retain consciousness for up to 15 seconds.

I couldn’t work in an abattoir watching innocent animals being tortured and killed but I would have no qualms in killing sick fuckers like him 🤷🏻‍♀️

Exactly. It's fascinating to see them demonstrating their inability to come up with anything approaching a respectable argument to justify it, but apparently not.

Doesn't the Bible say an eye for an eye?
Old Testament.

In the New Testament the second new commandment is ‘Love thy neighbour as thyself.’

Or perhaps they could have asked his victims children to do it?

Because if someone murdered my husband or son I would quite like to handout some retribution.

I really don't give a shit how a man who bludgeoned a woman to death died.

Sorry but I just think people in favour of the death penalty must be pretty unintelligent.

Bring on the death penalty I say I'm glad he suffered as now he knows how his victim felt

It absolutely is a bad thing in this context. There’s no place for revenge in the judicial system.

Do you also wonder how long it took his victim to die?

Yes. Reading about how he stabbed her cheeks also remained with me. Seemed so gratuitously violent.

Erm no actually ☺️

I’ve got an idea.. we can conscript them all to the army. That ‘ll sort ‘em out 😂

I think the idea that the state can kill categories of person it deems deserving of it is disturbing. I'm glad we don't have the death penalty here and would 100% oppose its reintroduction. This is not the same as condoning murder or other heinous crime, more that once you set the precedent for removing people's human rights it can be a slippery slope. Killing someone should never be permitted by law.

The Emperor is naked.

I'm against the death penalty in principle, I guess.

Do I really deep down care though about murderers who inflict the worst possible pain on victims, and years of anguish and punishment to the families? No I don't. Do I lose sleep over instances like this where the death penalty is used. No I don't. Would I wish it on someone who did that to my loved one. Yes I would. Walking contradiction but there you go.

I think someone who can’t see two sides to a controversial subject must be pretty unintelligent too.

My only sympathy is with the victim and her family! I couldn't give a shiny shit how much he suffered but can bet it was nowhere near as much as she did!

Oh I can see the other side...it's a typical ill thought out, knee jerk, tabloid response that a five year old could come up with.