Michael OlsonUtah opens the door to executions by firing squad http://t.co/n8n0qtFfq4 pic.twitter.com/RqagvwDzNG
— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) March 11, 2015
“Utah’s Senate has approved a measure that would allow a firing squad to carry out the death penalty if the drug to carry out lethal injections is unavailable,” writes NPR’s Krishnadev Calamur.
The vote was 18-10, and it’s unclear if Republican Gov. Gary Herbert will sign the measure, which would make Utah the only state in the nation to allow firing squads, into law. The state abandoned the practice a little more than a decade ago.
UT lawmakers approve death penalty by firing squad if lethal injection drugs aren't available http://t.co/XbMmivwIMV pic.twitter.com/8ztHmkgBJo
— ProPublica (@ProPublica) March 11, 2015
Today’s Question: Is death by firing squad humane?
