gAlienLifeform@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 2 days agoAutopsy suggests South Carolina botched firing squad executionwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square65linkfedilinkarrow-up1141arrow-down13file-textcross-posted to: politics@sh.itjust.works
arrow-up1138arrow-down1external-linkAutopsy suggests South Carolina botched firing squad executionwww.theguardian.comgAlienLifeform@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 2 days agomessage-square65linkfedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: politics@sh.itjust.works
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minus-squarePhoenixz@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up8·9 hours agoIt’s a lesser point but still… At less than five meters they managed to not hit his heart but they did manage to hit his pancreas and liver. This is two people aiming at a static target, a human being, not moving, and you still managed to get that far off For the gun touting maniacs that they are, Americans really suck at aiming
minus-squaretomi000@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·12 minutes agoWho says they wanted to hit the vital spots?
It’s a lesser point but still…
At less than five meters they managed to not hit his heart but they did manage to hit his pancreas and liver.
This is two people aiming at a static target, a human being, not moving, and you still managed to get that far off
For the gun touting maniacs that they are, Americans really suck at aiming
Who says they wanted to hit the vital spots?