Firing squads aren't forced. They ask for volunteers. And for this guy, they'll probably have to hold a lottery.

Still, this is just another distraction from the dumpster fire that is the 47th presidency.

There is an interesting fact I remember reading about firing squads.

There was a custom (possibly still is) where the squad was handed a random selection of normal and blank rounds before the execution, the point was to prevent anyone from knowing who actually fired the killing shots.

sorta hard not to. someone sticking the needle in or working the contraption. no matter how much you automate someone is going to be the last human thing that instigates the process. I mean in a scary dystopic thing (which face it is like how we have been going for awhile) there would be a robot or something that activates on a schedule based on the current court ruling. that pretty much puts it at the judge or jury at that point.

I think that sort of thing is usually a volunteer detail, so I don’t imagine they’d force someone if there’s people willing to do it.

I personally wouldn’t have an issue shooting this particular guy.