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‘A violent act in every case’: One judge’s impossible quest for a humane execution
Is there a humane way to execute murderers? Does anyone care? In Medieval times, agony and humiliation were the norm. Men and women were publicly beheaded, drawn and quartered, dragged behind horses and burned at the stake for far lesser crimes than murder …