execution-style

W Brewer brewerwa at GMAIL.COM
Sun Nov 4 17:19:09 UTC 2012


<<<execution style>>> strikes me as a civilian variant of the firing squad
specifically, the underlying meaning being
<execution-by-firing-squad-style>, since lethal injection, electrocution,
hanging, or drawing & quartering never seem to enter into it. Parallels
include the professionalism of the executioners, opportunities for final
penitance, cigarette, and a swift, humane death with honor.

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