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The electric chair is the worst. You're burning from the inside out and sometimes they have to flip the switch more than once
Oh, you should hear the horror stories around my local area then. The 3rd rail is an instant invatation for death, especially with its open and exposed sides (as the following image deplics:
http://russellsphotos.fotopic.net/p36748113.html).
Maybe Saddam should of been laid to rest on good old British Rail standard, 750v DC third rail, equipment. Better still, hang him from the overhead catenary wires in Stratford (International Olympics, need I say why for the location choice? Oh and its full of CHAVS!), and pump his body with the elecrtic produced by the wires at 25kv AC, again, as this image depicts the overhead wires:
313_105_and_107_entering_Watford__Junction.jpg :: @ Fotopic.Net .
If anyone wanted to go for the electrification method, that method (as tried, tested and proven) will be the most efficent. The electric chair as far as I know of, uses standard housing supply, which leads to inefficency.
(BTW, you also only need 50mA across the heart to be rendered dead.)
Living the rest of his life in total and complete fear would be just punishment. Life in jail doesn't accomplish this unfortunately. Neither does capital punishment.
With someone that has a mind we deem is inappropiate, we cannot change them, it is a sad fact of life, as their would be what we class as "evil" tendancies still present. Limiting those tendancies is all we can do, sadly in some cases, it does mean jail. (Although, my view is that death in most cases, is far too extreme, I won't comment on Saddams case, as this is not the place nor the time to express my views).
P.s. MY suggestions of alternitives and proven methods (they haven't been used for death, but they have been used for those wishing to commit sucide and accidental deaths), so please don't complain about the rail link.