Controversial Firing Squad Execution in the US
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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