InActivated ThinkerbyRupert Taylor·Oct 22Last Words of the CondemnedWhen facing the executioner, some people are remorseful, some defiant, some courageous, while others even try humour in their final message…A response icon1A response icon1
Anu J Shan·Oct 20Is the Right to Dignity?The question of who decides how we die cuts to the heart of what it means to live with dignity. It is a tension between the most intimate…
Aam Anusorn·Oct 20Why I Oppose the Death Penalty, Even for the Most Horrific CrimesIf killing is wrong, why should the government have the right to kill? A personal reflection on justice, forgiveness, and our ability to…
George Weeks·Oct 19Is the death penalty pointless as punishment for terrorists?Can executing a prisoner be motivation for others to commit murder?A response icon15A response icon15
Johnrraymondesq·Oct 19Palmer Luckey Is Wrong, And So Are YouPalmer Luckey believes executions should be public and brutal. He argues that exposing the public to the violence of capital punishment…
Curt Melzer·Oct 18Deadly Music: 8 Songs About ExecutionsAll of these songs are about someone facing capital punishmentA response icon9A response icon9
InThought ThinkersbyRupert Taylor·Oct 17Witness to ExecutionsIn the United States, executions are carried out in the presence of witnesses
Daniel Lehewych·Oct 17The Case for Explosive Detonation as the Most Humane Method of ExecutionChrista Pike survived her lethal injection. A firing squad waits at Fort Hood. The only objection left to a truly painless method is how it…
