can you believe we still use firing squads?
I meant to write on this earlier, and I’m kind of surprised by the lack in attention it received. Where’s the national debate? A man was executed by a firing squad in Utah last week. He had murdered two people in 1985, yet during his time in prison had transformed into a mentor for incarcerated youth. Five police officers who volunteered for the task took shots at the man, but one of their rifles had blanks so none could know who actually shot him.
Utah’s Attorney General announced the execution via twitter.
