Gardner killed a man with his gun during an escape attempt.
Gardner has chosen firing squad because Utah offers it - its the firing squad or "legal" injection. Not many have elected firing squad so this is a first in recent times.
In my opinion, life in prison is a far more imposing sentence. The convict has to deal with the intensity of prison life and then comes to a crossroads - either they become more hardened or they see a little bit of light. The latter is the better choice and of course more desirable.
KansasCity.com: Utah convict's choice of firing squad focuses spotlight on death penalty
He is scheduled to be executed Friday by a firing squad...
Two men in recent years, including a prisoner in Virginia earlier this spring, have elected to be put to death by the electric chair, which by all accounts is a gruesome and violent means of demise.
“It will have a big ripple effect in the public...Utah will be known as the state that carried out an execution by firing squad.”
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It's the best thing he could have done for the anti capital punishment cause.
OTOH, I think it's weird to let a murderer choose his fate in this way.
The news is saying his team is trying their hardest to get a reprieve. So I'm thinking maybe it was a calculated move choosing firing squad.
I would agree, why does he get to choose? Why is that.
I was once against capital punishment. I'm ambivalent today. Sometimes, I feel life in a Max. security prison is actually a worse punishment. I visited Alcatraz a couple of yrs. ago and I got news for you, it was not a vacation resort for the men who resided there.
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