Silverchase@sh.itjust.works to Wikipedia@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoWilliam Kemmler, the first person to be executed by electric chairen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up120arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up120arrow-down1external-linkWilliam Kemmler, the first person to be executed by electric chairen.wikipedia.orgSilverchase@sh.itjust.works to Wikipedia@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square6fedilinkfile-text
It took two tries. Witness reports say he caught fire. “They would have done better using an axe.” — George Westinghouse
minus-squareTootSweet@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoNitrogen asphyxiation is supposed to be a not-horrible way to go but there’s no way most countries that have/allow capital punishment can be arsed to provide for “good deaths” for those condemned to death.
Nitrogen asphyxiation is supposed to be a not-horrible way to go but there’s no way most countries that have/allow capital punishment can be arsed to provide for “good deaths” for those condemned to death.