We can't let ourselves fall into the capital punishment trap
Content Note: This article includes graphic depictions of capital punishment At around 8am on execution day, Albert Pierrepoint and his assistants entered the designated cell, bound their prisoner’s arms with a leather strap, and proceeded to the gallows. Having carefully calculated the length of the drop with sandbags the previous evening, the executioner offered his charge a final swig of brandy and an opportunity to express any last words, then placed a white hood over their head and escorted them to a spot marked ‘T’ above a trapdoor, where a noose was placed around their neck. P...