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South Carolina Brings Back Firing Squad Executions

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    MAR 2022
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    story last updated JAN 2023

    The Spin

    Narrative A

    Death by electrocution is cruel and unusual. As the death penalty is likely to remain State law for a while, inmates should have the right to choose a more humane alternative. The option of a firing squad is faster and more reliable.

    ABC news

    Narrative B

    It's misleading to claim that death by firing squad is a more humane approach. The reality is that this option is always gruesome, and doesn't cause instantaneous death. Worse yet, it's a contradiction to the gun violence that the law wishes to abolish.

    USA Today

    Progressive narrative

    Capital punishment is a barbaric affair that compounds violence with violence. It eliminates any possibility of rehabilitation, drains tax dollars, and forces the victim's loved ones to relive the crime. The death penalty is no more effective at ensuring a safe society than a life sentence - we need to reform our sense of "justice".

    Washington Post

    Establishment split

    CRITICAL

    PRO

    South Carolina OKs firing-squad executions
    AxiosJUL 2022
    South Carolina now able to carry out firing-squad executions
    NBCJUL 2022
    South Carolina has finished renovating a correctional facility and says death row inmates now have the option of being executed by firing squad
    Business InsiderJUL 2022
    Firing-squad executions get green light in South Carolina
    FOX NewsJUL 2022
    Firing-squad executions get the greenlight in South Carolina
    PBS NewsHourJUL 2022
    Death row executions by firing squad can now be carried out in South Carolina
    NPR Online NewsJUL 2022
    South Carolina brings back firing squad executions
    New York PostJUL 2022
    South Carolina can now carry out firing-squad executions
    CNNJUL 2022
    South Carolina Adds Firing Squad as a Method of Execution
    PJ MediaJUL 2022
    South Carolina renovated its death chamber and will now carry out firing squad executions: report
    Raw StoryJUL 2022

    More neutral establishment stance articles

    South Carolina green lights firing-squad executions after death chamber renovations
    IndependentJUL 2022
    South Carolina Now Set to Conduct Firing Squad Executions
    BreitbartJUL 2022