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Finring Squads Are More Humane, Experts Say

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That's the title of Margot Sanger-Katz' article in the Keene Sentinel.  The New Hampshire Legislatature is examining a handful of death penalty related bills  LINK  Here's an extended excerpt:Rep. Delmar Burridge knows his death penalty bill isn?t going anywhere this legislative session. His bill to bring back the firing squad as punishment for gun-related murders didn?t have a single sympathizer during a recent House committee hearing, and Burridge said he brought the proposal forward to make a point, not new law.But some execution experts say that the Keene Democrat?s proposal should get a fair hearing. Firing squads, they say, may look old-fashioned and barbaric, but they may be more humane than other methods...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on February 16, 2009 (boomark / email).