Utah's state House votes 39-34 to reinstitute execution by firing squad

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http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/02/14/in-close-vote-utah-house-oks-firing-squad-proposal/


The Republican-controlled House of Representatives voted 39-34 Friday morning to approve the measure, sending it to an uncertain fate in the state's GOP-controlled Senate. Leaders in that chamber have thus far declined to say if they'll support it, and Utah's Republican Gov. Gary Herbert won't say if he'll sign it.

Senate President Wayne Niederhauser, a Republican from Sandy, again declined to tell reporters on Friday if he'd support it.

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Far more humane than lethal injection.

they should use opiates for lethal injection.  shoot 3 grams of heroin into a dude.

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anyway, "humane" or not, the real issue is that it's messier.  rational or not, a bloodied, disfigured corpse stands against the narrative of moral progress.

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You have to think, what type of person would actually volunteer to serve on a firing squad? Yech.

I'm sure it's a paid position.  perhaps even a union job ("correctional officer" and executioner are synonyms, we all know that).  though you could probably get a few John Birch types to volunteer for such a job.