I can't believe no-one is stepping in to stop it. I'd expect it from somewhere like Saudi or Iran, not a supposedly 'western' country. America is cooked.

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.

I'm genuinely surprised it isn't Pay-per-view with the money going to his ballroom (or back pocket)

In case this isn't a joke or if other people want to know, the president gets to choose the method: https://www.npr.org/2026/10/07/nx-s1-5993539/firing-squad-execution-nidal-hasan-fort-hood

There is some speculation that recent events are influencing it but I would tend to believe it's the desire to appear strong. Remember that flurry of executive orders on the first day of his latest term? One of them resulted in reinstating firing squads for federal executions.

Above their skill ceiling it appears

Firing squads have a higher success rate.

They want to only do it once, not "3rd times the charm".

It's actually super easy to kill someone if you're not a pussy about it. Humans do it every day. But it will never be "clean" or "painless" and it's a fantasy to think there could be a way to kill someone that is entirely free of guilt.

The problem with the death penalty is that the accuser calls for the death penalty (on paper) and a judge sentences the accused to death (on paper) and then they don't do it right away, but put them in a hole for 40 years. Decades later, some pencil pushers process the stack of papers and have to go get a wretch out of the hole to kill them. At that point no one has the motivation to actually do it, so they try to think of ways to honor the stack of papers without actually feeling like they murdered a defenseless old hole dweller who hasn't done any harm for 40 years.

I also think the death penalty is stupid. If you kill them right away, they don't have the chance to change. If you kill them later, they have already changed too much to justify actually killing them. Just make them work the mines for a couple years and reconsider once everyone has calmed down.

Youre just describing a fancy guillotine

A gram of fentanyl intravenously will kill you dead real quick. Or even just swallowed. Maybe even just looked at sideways

But my vote is for stampeded by gerbils.

The problem you’re going to have is that there simply is no good way to kill someone that does not want to die.

It does not matter how painless it is. It doesn’t even matter if it feels good. they will resist, just as soon as they realize what’s happening.

Something like the sarco pods rely on the willingness and desire of the people using them. (Or at least, for the intended purpose). If you tried to use them for executions, the victim would resist the moment they saw it.

If you try it sedate them, they’ll resist the sedation. If you try to slip something in the food, they’ll stop eating, etc.

The problem isn’t the method. The problem is it’s inhumane on its own.

In the US, doctors are prohibited from participating in executions. I'm sure that doesn't help people make informed decisions when coming up with ways the state can kill people.

There are drugs that can but most drug companies don't want their product to be associated with death.

Death row: The secret hunt for lethal drugs used in US executions

More than 60 global pharmaceutical companies won't allow their drugs to be used in capital punishment.

He doesn't have the strength and balance, but I could see him selling the "opportunity" to one of his buddies.