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That's the title of an editorial in today's Amarillo Globe-News.  LINKOpponents of capital punishment noted the June 2 execution of convicted murderer Terry Lee Hankins in Huntsville. What makes Hankins' execution in any way unique is that it was the 200th under Gov. Rick Perry.Those who would like to see the ultimate form of punishment expire are quick to jump on such numbers, as if statistics should trump justice. Amnesty International, one of the more vocal anti-death penalty organizations, released a statement last week, proclaiming Hankins as "the 16th person to be executed in Texas this year out of a national total of 30." According to AI, there have been 1,166 executions in the U.S. since "judicial killing" resumed in 1977...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on June 09, 2009 (boomark / email).