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First Woman Set to Be Executed in U.S. in Three Years

Chris Chaberski — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 18:38:25 +0000

Kimberly McCarthy, who was convicted and sentenced to death for the robbery and murder of Dorothy Booth in 1997, will be executed by the state of Texas Tuesday night. She will be the first woman since 2010 to be put to death in the United States.

Do You Believe in the Death Penalty? [POLL]

Rudy Fernandez — Tue, 29 May 2012 22:12:57 +0000

Texas is one of the few states that still uses the death penalty. 482 Texas inmates have been put to death in the Lone Star State since 1982. Five more inmates are scheduled to be executed in Texas this year. Men aren't the only ones on death row, three woman have been executed in Texas since 1998. Proponents of the death penalty claim that 'having the death penalty deters crime', does it?. What are your thoughts on the death penalty?

Florida Legislator Wants To Bring Back Electrocution And Firing Squad

Shay Hill — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 18:51:39 +0000

I’m all for the death penalty but I’m for doing it humanely. I think lethal injection is the best way to go, but a Florida legislator wants to bring back electrocution and firing squad in his state. He feels that being put to death with lethal injection is too easy. Rep. Brad Drake (R) from [...]