Idaho now accepting volunteers for firing squad of death row inmates

[PieterCoetzee]

Idaho to rely on law enforcement volunteers for firing squad executions

State prison officials will recruit trained law enforcement volunteers as Idaho becomes the nation’s only state with firing squad as its primary execution method

www.police1.com

Idaho is now taking volunteers to be on the firing squad for death row executions. Volunteers must have 3 years POST (Police Officer) training and cannot be related to the victim

 

[ECS686]

Dealing with the training realm at academy’s I’m not sure if the POST certified thing inspires confidence…….minimum standards gets them stamped at firearms

But I have zero to do or say with what Idaho does

 

[PieterCoetzee]

I suspect that the thought of being assigned or being the one to assign officers was an issue; so taking volunteers must have seemed like a solution.

Now the question (s) is will there be a $$$ bonus AND will there identities be protected. Im trying to remember from the US Army's manual (yes they have/had a manual for executions); but I seem to recall the rounds handed out included one BLANK and given to the shooters so that even they wouldnt "know" or could at least deny knowing if they fired a LIVE round.

For what its worth the US ARMY manual included what music the band should play. Before the execution, the band was instructed to play a somber tune AND following the event the band was to play a "lively" tune, so as to encourage the witnesses and participants to "have a good day..."

 

[Cedric]

Per the article, pick any execution method and it will always be controversial, which is a code word for the press meaning they don't like whatever the subject is. Next door in Washington State the death penalty has been abolished, but in the day, it was death by hanging until lethal injection came along. However, the inmate could request hanging as an option.

 

[ECS686]

I can tell you the Execution protocol withjn the Federal BOP the ones that administer the kethal injections are medical doctors, there are 3 of them and they are all BOP staff. Like the old firing squad where some fire blanks I LE one of the 3 Doctors inject the chemicals, 2 of them three the tubs go int a bucket under the gurney.

They have what they call Execution Protocol teams and none of the staff inside the execution chamber are from USP/FCC Terre Haute or have had any professional interaction with death row inmates.
They are all TDY for the operation.

That’s about as much detail I will disclose publicly but I suspect the firing squads would be the same.

 

[SA Shooter]

May their aim be true and their conscience be forever clear.

 

[ex13F]