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An Executioner Speaks

By Steve Hall

"Executioner: Death by firing squad is '100 percent justice'," is the title of Ashley Hayes' CNN report.So why did he do it? Why choose to join four other men in executing a convicted murderer?"How often does this come along?" he says, "... 100 percent justice."It's been more than 14 years since guns were last fired in Utah's execution chamber. But later this month, they may sound again, reviving a debate about the death penalty and the methods used to carry it out.The one-time executioner met a CNN reporter in a Salt Lake City restaurant Tuesday to talk about his former role as Utah prepares to put Ronnie Lee Gardner before a firing squad June 18. And:The former firing squad member asked not to be named, as he remains a law enforcement officer in the state...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on June 11, 2010 (boomark / email).