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| Should the United States abolish the death penalty? |
| By stltoday.com - AMANDA ST. AMAND |
| Published: 01/04/2012 |
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Illinois got rid of its death penalty last year. Missouri still has its death penalty but the pace of executions has slowed considerably. In 1999, Missouri put nine people to death. But after five executions in 2005, there have been only two since: One in 2009 and one last year (Martin Link, who abducted and strangled an 11-year-old St. Louis girl, Elissa Self.) A report in Time magazine points out that nationwide, legislatures, governors and judges and juries are moving away from supporting the death penalty. From Time: The Death Penalty Information Center reported last month that the number of new death sentences nationally was down sharply in 2011, dropping below 100 for the first time in decades. It also reported that executions were plummeting — down 56% since 1999. Read More. |
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