Originally Posted by: heknowsnothingWell yes, when you put it like that, I suppose everyone is going to see things diferently.

But even if it was justice, did it have to be so violent? Hanging is just so old and unfair. It makes me sick thinking about it, it is such a horrible way to die. He should have been given lethal injection or at least shot like he wanted.

Even after all the horrendous things he has done, I felt sorry for him dying like that. And many people will probably flame me for saying that, but it's my thoughts.

I wish I knew the answer to that. My theory is that it sates the bloodlust of the state/society. Plus, and I am going way out on a limb with this one, I don't know if you want a 'clean' execution. There has to be a horror around it. When it's too clean, it's too easy. If you take the horror out of it and it becomes too antiseptic, then society would be too willing to feel like their hands were clean in it.

Does that make any sense? I dunno. Sorry if that's just pointless pontificating.