Did you read the article? Excerpt:
Thirty-five states allow the death penalty, but death by firing squad remains an option only in Utah... Utah historian Will Bagley says the reason this method of execution exists is rooted in Utah's history as a Mormon sanctuary. "I think we need to be honest about it. We have the last firing squads in the country as a legacy of Mormon theology," Bagley says.
The article also says the reason for the intensified media interest in this is the method of death.
Like I said, the media nitwit who wrote this article brought that issue up. Executing this POS in the “here and now” has nothing to do with LDS ideology past or present. It is a means available under current law. The condemned chose it. Bye, bye dirtbag.
Maybe the LDS believe(d) in blood atonement and all of that mishmash....I look at the execution as the meting out of punishment. It’s a little late, but better late than never.
I like firing squad, electric chair, hanging, gas chamber, All methods where the executee is aware of what is happening.
I don’t like Lethal Injection. Criminal executions should be painful, at least commensurate with the pain inflicted on the victim. But not gratuitous.
I think Oklahoma has firing squads too!
Thirty-five states allow the death penalty, but death by firing squad remains an option only in Utah...
Why should we care how the excrement gets flushed?
A bucket of champagne, a high-pressure fire-hose, a jar of dill pickle juice, or the usual ballcock and float tank should make no difference as long as it goes down.
Wouldn't it be effective if the firing squad used The Barrett M82A1 .50 Caliber sniper rifle? Talk about your crime deterrent!