2025-03-08 17:55:08

Controversial Firing Squad Execution in the US

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Brad Sigmon, a convicted murderer, was executed by firing squad in South Carolina, marking the first such execution in the US since 2010. Sigmon, sentenced for the 2001 murder of his ex-girlfriend's parents, chose this method over the electric chair and lethal injection, deeming them excessively cruel.

His execution sparked widespread condemnation from human rights activists. As the first in the state in over a decade, the event drew significant attention, with eyewitnesses describing the tense atmosphere and the violent nature of the procedure.

Despite multiple appeals for clemency and medical reviews, the execution proceeded, with Sigmon's final plea advocating for the abolition of the death penalty. Demonstrators gathered outside the prison, expressing their opposition through hymns and protests.

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Convicted murderer Brad Sigmon was executed by firing squad in South Carolina, the first such execution in the state in over a decade. Sigmon was convicted of murdering his ex-girlfriend's parents, David and Gladys Larke, in 2001. After a 13-year pause, South Carolina now directs men on death row to choose their method of death - electric chair, lethal injection or firing squad. This development has been widely condemned by human rights activists and anti-death penalty groups. Sigmon's last wo..
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Sigmon was convicted of killing a couple using a baseball bat during an attempted kidnapping of their daughter. He confessed to his guilt and said he was suffering from a mental illness. Despite his lawyer's objections, Sigmon chose to die by firing squad as an alternative to the electric chair, which he feared would cause him severe pain. Several appeals were made to delay the execution and subject him to a medical review, but the court rejected them. Before the execution, Sigmon requested a..
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