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New Hampshire Legislators Eyeing Death Penalty

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"Lawmakers push to repeal death penalty in NH," is the AP report in Foster's Daily Democrat.  It's written by Travis Andersen.Two months after a man was sentenced to die for killing a police officer ? New Hampshire's first death sentence in 50 years ? a state lawmaker is renewing a push for repealing capital punishment.Democratic state Rep. Steven Lindsey, the bill's sponsor, called the death penalty a form of frontier justice during a hearing Tuesday before the House Public Safety Committee."We are not Texas, we're New Hampshire," Lindsey said. "We're a wholesome place."Michael Addison was sentenced to death in December for the 2006 killing of Manchester Police Officer Michael Briggs...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on February 11, 2009 (boomark / email).