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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department will adopt firing squads as a permitted method of execution as the Trump administration moves to ramp up and expedite capital punishment cases, officials said Friday.
The Justice Department is also reauthorizing the use of single-drug lethal injections with pentobarbital that were used to carry out 13 executions during the first Trump administration — more than under any president in modern history. The Biden administration had removed pentobarbital from the federal protocol over concerns about the potential for unnecessary pain and suffering.
The moves were announced as part of a broader push to step up federal executions after a moratorium under the Biden administration. Only three defendants remain on federal death row after Democratic President Joe Biden converted 37 of their sentences to life in prison, though the Trump administration has so far authorized seeking death sentences against 44 defendants.
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I hope the President faces
I hope the President faces this poetic justice one day ...
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Gary Gilmore asked for a
Gary Gilmore asked for a firing squad.
Goerring wanted one, because he found hanging dishonorable as an officer. Had to settle for eating a cyanide capsule that his U.S. military shrink snuck him.
The Deatth Penalty is barbaric. Might as well still be throwing people off cliffs or using guillotines and hangings
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If given the opportunity, I'd
If given the opportunity, I'd bet he would enjoy incorporating a few ideas from the Saw series.
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Agree the death penalty is
Agree the death penalty is barbaric. I think all "lawful" executions should be public events; even televised. Maybe this would end if the whole world is watching.
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Saudi Arabia does public
Saudi Arabia does public beheadings, and set a record last year with 356 executions while the world watched.
https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/01/13/saudi-arabia-record-number-of-execut...
It's worth noting here too that Trump pardoned everyone who was convicted for the January 6th insurrection. As usual, Trump is a walking contradiction.
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The right to life folks are
The right to life folks are usually big on executions.
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And yet it hasn't hurt their
And yet it seemingly hasn't hurt their brand. What a world, what a world.
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At least harvest their organs
At least harvest their organs
"turn to your cell mate and say if anyone ever sentences me to death, I want to be an organ donor "
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Was that this week's Friday
Was that this week's Friday night surprise?
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Trail ftw
Trail ftw
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Call out a new breaking news
Crosspost: a new breaking news related thread
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