Is there a humane way to kill a human?

Humane. Interesting concept. My understanding of why executions have been held, from time immemorial, is as a deterrent to others, a warning against behaviors which would warrant capital punishment.So, historically, it was never about the humane execution of another, it was about spectacle.

Hanging and beheading were "spectacles" in times past, drawing crowds and vendors. Now? We don't emphasize the "spectacle" part of execution so much.

While a gun to the head (double tap to be sure) is pretty much as instantaneous as it gets, I still have to wonder how long the neurons try to fire. How long does it take before the color drains from the rods in the eyes? So, to me, obtaining a flat brain wave prior to terminating physical function seems like it might be more humane.

But how do we know, on a spiritual level, what pain is suffered? How could we ever know?

The guillotine was invented as a more humane method of execution and, along with a gun shot to the head, is likely perhaps the most humane method of execution. But, people are not really looking for the most humane method of execution for the condemned. People are looking for the most humane form of execution for the people who are watching.

For the people who are watching the most humane method is a hospital like setting where the condemned is quietly put to sleep. (what the condemned feels is not important). It would be upsetting for those who watched if the condemned brains were splattered against the walls.

Accidental deaths are rarely described as inhumane. I suppose if a covert program within the correctional system existed that allowed for executions to go on as exceptionally well disguised accidents that would be humane, at least to those who believed they were accidents. A program of this type would have to be *super top secret* and most likely a program known only to the executioner alone.

A planned deception of the public involving an execution and the disguising it as an accident would be inhumane and probably illegal under current law.

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.