The electric chair was invented by a dentist.
Dentist Alfred P. Southwick watched a drunk man accidentally shock himself to death in 1881. This inspired him to come up with a new method for executing people on death row. He figured this would be a good alternative to hanging because it would be quick and painless.
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157 Comments
maryeanderson
A lot of people die for nothing then later they not guilty killing is wrong no matter what punishment is better at least you live until truth comes
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Feb 7, 2015 3:44PM
Rob Bowman
Death penalty is just legalised murder. Yes many a good argument for it, but in the end no man is entitled to take the life of another irrespective of any laws that give him such authority. Glad I live in a country that doesn’t have a death penalty. Nobody dies unnecessarily because of errors, conspiracy or hate.
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Mar 27, 2019 2:16AM
Virginia Marion
People don't choose to die... Criminals think they can out-smart the cops and the justice system... and when they are caught they cry "Innocent." If you do the crime you should do the time, or accept the death penalty!
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Dec 24, 2014 5:31PM
Lynda Wild
No death penalty in Australia. Too many innocent people in jail. And too many innocent people executed, in countries where there is the death penalty
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Mar 27, 2019 7:01AM
usayeti
Actually it's more expensive to send them to death row. Appeals are expensive. So is the execution itself.
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Apr 13, 2015 4:10PM
usayeti
I'm not against the death penalty because I think it's inhumane. I would rather see them locked up in a supermax for the rest of their lives in solitary confinement, where some of them do, here in the USA. There locked up for 23 hours alone, and only allowed one hour of exercise, outside in a cage alone. They eat alone in there cell. I consider this worse than death, and would rather see this happen to anyone who torcherd and killed my loved ones. This way they'll wish they were dead.
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Mar 6, 2015 10:59PM
Lee Kaufman
It should be mandatory that anyone who writes comments to these questions must have graduated kindergarten!
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Dec 22, 2014 2:16AM
Eric Leif Peters
Virginia Marion: You clearly must be ignorant of the dozens of people who have been exonerated of crimes for which they are innocent, and how this injustice happens disproportionately to poor people and persons of color. Either that, or you don't care.
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Mar 26, 2019 11:36PM
Barry Chapman
I’ve sat in the dentists chair many a time they always let me go when I paid
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Mar 27, 2019 2:33PM
Alan Waites
Al Cole, on the assumption the killer killed in the first place. How would you feel if someone was wrongly executed.
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May 16, 2019 4:58PM
JRW
Lynda Wild, Ronald Ryan was the last almost 60 years ago.
The death penalty has never been proven to be a deterrent!
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Jan 14, 2024 7:04PM
Player cfromp
"An eye for an eye" was in the first part of a very popular piece of literature.
There are also other interesting ideas in
newer testaments that came out a little later.
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Nov 5, 2021 1:23AM
Armadillo
Denis Wittman, You make some good points.
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Aug 28, 2021 12:35AM
Armadillo
Donna Younan, Yes, amen.
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Aug 28, 2021 12:32AM
Armadillo
Charles Albert, As safe as death can be.
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Aug 28, 2021 12:30AM
Armadillo
ceasarm, my memories return to me.
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Aug 28, 2021 12:27AM
Armadillo
Aaron Garrett, LoL, I needed that this day. Thanks for everything.
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Aug 28, 2021 12:21AM
Armadillo
nmcgirt, Why about the families of those hurt by these monsters?
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Aug 27, 2021 11:33PM
Armadillo
Anthony Griffin, Yes but will those who were harmed ever heal?
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Aug 27, 2021 11:29PM
Armadillo
Vaughan Smith, What is that supposed to mean?
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Aug 27, 2021 11:09PM
Armadillo
usayeti, You make some good points.
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Aug 27, 2021 11:04PM
KelliBelle
Alison Osborne, my mother was murdered, and I am against the death penalty. Her murderer is in jail forever.
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Jul 8, 2021 11:04AM
Helen LoBosco
Chrissie, You have been lucky.
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Jun 28, 2021 11:25PM
Helen LoBosco
Curtis Lusk, How do you know?
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Jun 28, 2021 11:13PM
Helen LoBosco
Cheryl Perkins, This is an excellent comment. I have been the target of lies and some "good Christians" beiieve them.
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Jun 28, 2021 11:07PM
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