| Wednesday, November 30, 2005 |
| No thanks, we'd rather not |
 The formerly condemned, Robin Lovitt
Virginia's governor decides not to let his state become the home of America's 1,000th execution since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976. (More proof that Mark Warner is running for president). The torch is passed to the Carolinas, both of which have killings planned. Meanwhile California will get its turn at the switch, unless Arnold Schwarzenegger decides that the life of a clearly reformed gang member is worth letting that state take a pass, too.
Interesting note: Governor Warner has never before commuted a death sentence, and his state ranked second, behind Texas, in 2004 in the number of people put to death in its prisons, according to the group Virginians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty.
Tags: Death penalty |
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