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Death by firing squad

The US has a long history of using different methods of execution for those on death row. The changing of methods stems from the main aim of trying to find the most humane method. Professor Frank Baumgartner, Political Scientist from the University of...

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14.36 29 Jun 2022


Death by firing squad


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14.36 29 Jun 2022


The US has a long history of using different methods of execution for those on death row. The changing of methods stems from the main aim of trying to find the most humane method. Professor Frank Baumgartner, Political Scientist from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, joined Sean to discuss the supreme courts decision to approve death by firing squad in Georgia and, how South Carolina are preparing to use this method more frequently


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