Ben Ford 
Marianne@binford2k his neck didn't break in the hanging and he strangled for 20 minutes.
It's a barbaric way to end a life, as most are.
Can barbarism be used to model a better state/community? I'm not convinced, but I'm glad he paid a price.
LukefromDC@noodlemaz @binford2k There are reports the Nuremburg hangings were intentionally "bungled" to maximize the punishment of those Nazi murderers. Every one of them hit the trap door on the way down.
The only thing wrong with the gallows at Nuremburg was under use.
@LukefromDC @binford2k be nice if we didn't have to get to that stage this time around, wouldn't it?
I'm all for punching Nazis, but have been fully anti-death penalty a long time. If you've participated in millions of deaths... Gets to a point where yeah, fair enough, better than letting them escape to the Americas to commit more atrocities.
I'm all for punching Nazis, but have been fully anti-death penalty a long time. If you've participated in millions of deaths... Gets to a point where yeah, fair enough, better than letting them escape to the Americas to commit more atrocities.
@noodlemaz @binford2k One way is to simply declare them "outlaw" in the old sense of the word: outside the protection of any and all law.
The rest will take care of itself.
The reason for opposing the death penalty under normal circumstances is that courts cannot be trusted to determine guilt from innocence and cannot be trusted with such power.
At Nuremburg, the tribunal was disbanded when their work was done, preventing them from starting in on anyone else like normal courts might do. There was also no question whatsoever of guilt or innocence.