Prisoner in a state prison in Tennessee, Edmund Zagorski was the first in 5 years to be convicted in the US, whose death sentence was carried out an electric chair.
The offender was convicted on April 1983 for the murder of two people who were trying to buy drugs from him. He chose this method of execution, as less painful, in his opinion, compared with a lethal injection.
In the 60s, in the US began the struggle against the use of death penalty, the result of which was a moratorium on its implementation, which operated in 1972-1976.
Now the death penalty in the US is allowed in 31 states. Most prisoners choose a lethal injection as a means to execute a sentence, i some states shooting, hanging or a gas chamber also allowed.
Besides all, an attempt to execute a criminal can end in failure. I think, the death penalty is not humanely.
In the 60s, in the US began the struggle against the use of death penalty, the result of which was a moratorium on its implementation, which operated in 1972-1976.
Now the death penalty in the US is allowed in 31 states. Most prisoners choose a lethal injection as a means to execute a sentence, i some states shooting, hanging or a gas chamber also allowed.
Besides all, an attempt to execute a criminal can end in failure. I think, the death penalty is not humanely.
Wow, I didn't even know that it was still an option to use an electric chair for execution. I wish we could have known why he felt like being electrocuted would be less painful.
ReplyDeleteI personally think that the death penalty is overly cruel. In addition, in can lead to an irreversible punishment for those wrongly convicted.
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