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The myth of the ‘humane’ firing squad execution
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a crime & justice story. The Hill is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 15 Oct 2026, 15:00 UTC. The headline in use is “The myth of the ‘humane’ firing squad execution”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
The firing squad was not chosen on evidence that it produces a death free of cruelty. It was written in by prisoners who had to fill in a blank with nothing else left to write.
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