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The Spectacle Doesn't Change the Facts

By Steve Hall

That's the title of Diann Rust-Tierney's latest commentary at Huffington Post.  LINK  Here's an extended excerpt:Ronnie Lee Gardner's death by a Utah firing squad is an anomaly. Despite the curiosity generated by the high-profile manner of imposing the punishment, the death penalty is on the wane in America.A new Rasmussen poll released June 8 shows that public support for the death penalty has declined. Three-quarters of Americans are concerned that some individuals are executed for crimes they did not commit, including 40% who are "very concerned."So it is no small wonder that the death penalty is increasingly falling into disuse. Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty less often, and jurors are returning death sentences less often as well...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on June 18, 2010 (boomark / email).