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The reason this method of execution hasn't caught on is that some people are uncomfortable with the accused going out in a blissful state. They can't be "cruel and unusual", but they at least want the experience to be unpleasant. This could be taken as evidence that the death penalty is purely a form of revenge.
And just who are you going to be paying with this technology? Good luck getting MC and Visa on board with a new technology when they just finished a huge push for NFC support.
Around 700000 people, in a country with a population of 125788578. That's only %0.0056. If we measure the number of basement dwellers in any other country would we really see any better?