Washington state suspends executions because there are 'too many flaws' in capital punishment

[superbeets]

• Inslee says 'too many doubts' have been raised about capital punishment to continue executing people
• Inslee will grant a reprieve to anyone scheduled to die while he is governor
• A reprieve isn't a pardon and condemned inmates will not have their sentences commuted

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[superbeets]

Suspended: Democratic Washington Governor Jay Inslee has suspended executions for as long as he is governor, he announced Tuesday

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[superbeets]

Reprieve: Inslee won't pardon death row inmates, but if their execution is scheduled while he is governor he will grant a reprieve to delay the sentence

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[superbeets]

Debate: So far, 18 states have banned capital punishment as the debate over the death penalty wages on

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[superbeets]

Spared: If not for Inslee's order, Johnathan Lee Gentry could have been the first person executed in Washington in 10 years

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[DrunkenHorseplayer]

The only flaw is that there isn't an execution every day.

 

[The Guesser]

• Inslee says 'too many doubts' have been raised about capital punishment to continue executing people
• Inslee will grant a reprieve to anyone scheduled to die while he is governor
• A reprieve isn't a pardon and condemned inmates will not have their sentences commuted

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Good for them. With legalizing Pot, they are becoming saner. Now all they have to do is stop arresting people for Super Bowl Squares and outlawing online gambling and they'll be good to go. :aktion033

 

[superbeets]