注射死刑不平等适用违反了法律面前人人平等原则,引起社会的诸多质疑。
Unequal application of lethal injection violates the principle of equality in law, and has aroused many doubts.
而且如果注射死刑是不合法的,大多数美国人可能更倾向于不可假释的无期徒刑,而不是回到电椅、枪决行刑队或毒气室。
And if injections are outlawed, then a majority of Americans might prefer life imprisonment without parole rather than returning to the electric chair, firing squad or gas chamber.
其他存在死刑的州偏向于采用注射死刑,少部分的州则允许采用绞刑以及枪决,并有九个州允许囚犯在某些情况下选择电刑,但极少有人做这样的选择。
Other states with capital punishment prefer lethal injections. A few allow hangings and firing squads, and nine let inmates choose electrocution in some cases, but these options are seldom used.
其他存在死刑的州偏向于采用注射死刑,少部分的州则允许采用绞刑以及枪决,并有九个州允许囚犯在某些情况下选择电刑,但极少有人做这样的选择。
Other states with capital punishment prefer lethal injections. A few allow hangings and firing squads, and nine let inmates choose electrocution in some cases, but these options are seldom used.
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