If you read my last blog post, you may have noticed some rare (dare I say “unusual?”) forms of execution still exist in some states in the U.S. That's right.
Under certain circumstances:
8 states allow electrocution,
4 states allow gas (gas chamber),
3 states allow hanging,
and 2 states allow execution by firing squad.
(You think they give the guy a cigarette?)
Factoid:
Every nation in the 500-million person, 27-country European Union has abolished the death penalty. In fact, it is a requirement for them to do so in order to join the European Union. The European Union considers the death penalty a violation of human dignity and human rights.
OK, Fine. 