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| WA Will Not Alter Execution Methods |
| By theolympian.com |
| Published: 08/18/2010 |
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Washington is back in the business of killing. The state Supreme Court, in an excruciatingly explicit written opinion, has ruled that the most recent challenge to the method of execution is moot, and the execution of the next death row inmate in line may proceed. The Department of Corrections has changed its protocol for killing human beings from three injected drugs to just one, and barring any further legal challenges, it is prepared to go ahead and kill Cal Brown on Sept. 10. The ruling also rejects a challenge to the authority of the Department of Corrections to establish protocol for executions, although it seems somewhat of a contradiction in terms: How can ending the life of the miscreant be considered an acceptable method of “correction?” The department needs to convene a new team of executioners, because the previous team resigned rather than have their identities exposed in the course of the court’s examination. Although the state sanctions these killings, the desire for anonymity by those who are tasked with the actual execution reflects our continued discomfort with this whole business. When Utah recently executed an inmate by firing squad, one rifle of the five that were fired carried a blank bullet, so that each of the shooters could claim some deniability as to actually committing the homicide. Read More. |
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