Lydia Child's objection to capital punishment was as a result of no regards to human life sacredness. She felt disgusted with the whole process. The fanfare that annoyed her was captured in this quote below:
"We were to have had carried out a capital punishment yesterday; but the prisoner avoided it by himself. The place had been erected for several hours, the man who will carry out the hanging was all ready to cut cord; marshals paced back and forth, smoking and whistling; spectators were waiting impatiently.
