But citizens of the USA aren't a "race", are they? Other than human.

Wherever executions are allowed, as Bill recognises, sometimes they are going to be bungled, and people are going to be tortured to death. And sometimes the trials are going to be bungled and innocent people are going to be put to death.

Pretty cruel. And someday I suppose the judges will look around and see that just about every other country that aspires to be civilised has stopped doing things like that, and they will decide it's "unusual" as well. And it will stop by judicial fiat in the USA as well.

Or better still, ordinary citizens will look around and reach the same conclusion, and it'll be stopped in a more democratic way. Which is more than ever happened in most countries that have abolished it.