State executes Kenneth Smith with untested procedure that lawyers had argued amounted to cruel and unusual punishment
  • three@lemm.ee
    2·
    10 months ago

    I doubt running a crane or gantry for an hour costs very much. You could add guide rails, á la guillotine.

    • MrCookieRespect@reddthat.com
      2·
      10 months ago

      I mean you need to build one of these things everywhere you execute people… And they need to operate every time you execute someone.

      At that point just use a guillotine.

    • webghost0101@sopuli.xyz
      1·
      10 months ago

      Youd need to design a pretty good fall room that can handle frequent dropping and cleanup is a mix of dust, rubble and human body

      The bullet is better. Though guillotine work as well and had style points.

      • Droechai@lemm.eeEnglish
        1·
        10 months ago

        Maybe something like the trash compactor from Star Wars but with a rocket sled acceleration of one of the walls?