Just recently, the state of Utah brought back an old form of capital punishment to life; part of the death penalty, namely the firing squad. It's not just that I am against the death penalty in general, which I am strongly opposed to, but even more so, a firing squad just seems inhumane. Even though there is no humane way to kill someone, having a prisoner stand in front of a firing squad takes the cake. However you put it, shooting someone who has no means to defend themselves is completely and utterly wrong.
According to the state legislature, the right to be executed by a firing squad was outlawed in 2004. What does not make any sense though, is why they would bring this idea back into place. Supposedly, the firing squad can only be used when the chemicals for lethal injections are not available, but even this way there is a way around shooting someone to execute them. Why not just wait for the lethal injection chemicals to come in? Is it that important that these inmates are killed as soon as possible? In fact, it costs more for the state to kill a prisoner sentenced to death than to hold them. To me this whole idea seems plainly outrageous, and I truly hope that I can understand the reasoning behind this decision in the future. But better yet, I would rather have this means of punishment abolished.
http://panampost.com/panam-staff/2015/04/02/human-rights-commission-chastises-utahs-firing-squad-death-penalty/
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