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The case for the US going back to the firing squad

Al Jazeera Wednesday 09 September 2026, 04:29 UTC 1 min read
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The case for the US going back to the firing squad The case for the US going back to the firing squad The US has evolved its method of criminal executions, but drug shortages and protests over medical ethics have made lethal injections increasingly difficult to carry out.

The case for the US going back to the firing squad NewsFeed The case for the US going back to the firing squad The US has evolved its method of criminal executions, but drug shortages and protests over medical ethics have made lethal injections increasingly difficult to carry out. John Malcolm of the Meese Institute tells Al Jazeera that the US should ‘go back to a firing squad’. Published On 9 Sep 2026
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