Periodically in the media there is information about the punishment for serious crimes through the death penalty. How do they deprive life of the modern world?
The capital punishment is the death penalty, but today it is banned in many countries of the world, because it is considered inhumane. It should be noted that a number of states have not abandoned this type of punishment, for example, it is used in China and Muslim countries. Let's find out which most common types of death penalty are practiced in the modern world.
1. Lethal injection
The method, developed in 1977, implies the introduction of a solution of poisons into the body. The process is as follows: the sentenced person is fixed in a special chair and inserts two tubes into his veins. First, thiopental sodium is injected into the body, which is used in small doses during surgery for anesthesia. After that, an injection of the pavulon is made, a drug paralyzing the respiratory muscles, and potassium chloride, leading to cardiac arrest. Death occurs after 5-18 minutes. from the beginning of execution. There is a special device for drug management, but it is rarely used, considering it unreliable. Deadly injections are used as executions in the USA, the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam and China.
2. Stoning
This terrible method of the death penalty is used in some Muslim countries. According to the existing information on January 1, 1989, the year stone beating is allowed in six countries. It is interesting that such a verdict is often used to punish women who have been accused of adultery and disobedience to their husbands.
3. Electric chair
The device is a chair with a high backrest and armrests, made of a dielectric material, which has straps designed to fix the person sentenced to death. The condemned man sits on an armchair and his legs and hands are securely fixed, and a special helmet is put on his head. Contacts transmitting electric current are attached to the attachment to the ankles and to the helmet. Thanks to the step-up transformer, an alternating current of 2700 V is applied to the contacts. A current of about 5 A passes through the human body. Electric chairs are used only in America and then in five states: Alabama, Florida, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.
4. Shooting
The most common method of execution, in which killing occurs as a result of the use of firearms. The number of shooters is usually from 4 to 12. In the legislation of Russia it is the execution that is considered to be the only permitted method of execution. It is worth noting that the last death sentence in the Russian Federation was carried out in 1996. In China, the execution is carried out from the machine gun in the back of the head to the convict who kneels. Periodically in this country they execute publicly, for example, to punish bribe officials. The shooting is currently used in 18 countries.
5. Decapitation
To carry out the execution, a guillotine or cutting-cutting objects are used: an ax, a sword and a knife. It is clear that death occurs as a result of separation of the head and dramatically progressing ischemia. By the way, for your information - brain death occurs within a few minutes after the head is cut off. Consciousness is lost after 300 milliseconds, so the information that the severed head reacted to the person's name and even tried to talk is untrue. The only thing that is possible is the preservation of certain reflexes and muscle cramps for several minutes. To date, decapitation as a death penalty is allowed in 10 countries. It is worth noting that there are reliable facts about the application of this method only for Saudi Arabia.
6. Hanging
This method of execution is based on strangulation by loops under the influence of the body's gravity. On the territory of Russia, they used it during the imperial period and during the Civil War. Today, for the execution of a rope, it is customary to place the rope under the left side of the lower jaw, which provides a high probability of a spinal fracture. In America, the loop is placed behind the right ear, which leads to a strong neck extension and even sometimes to tearing off the head. Today, hanging is used in 19 countries.