South Carolina will bring back firing squads to its list of execution methods amid a shortage of drugs to carry out lethal injections in an effort to resume capital punishment after a decade (Yahoo News).
Execution is a sure deterrent to recidivism and should also serve as a deterrent to thrill killers. Have you noticed the mass murders rate has increased since the discontinuance of execution? Nonetheless, Capital punishment use should always be rare and only after very careful consideration.
"We are one step closer to providing victims’ families and loved ones with the justice and closure they are owed by law. I will sign this legislation as soon as it gets to my desk," said Gov. Henry McMaster (Twitter).
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Thursday, May 6, 2021
South Carolina to bring back firing squads
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