You better behave in Utah.
Because if you kill innocents in that state, the state will kill you back, as it should be.
Putting criminal animals down by firing squad was approved by the Utah State Senate as an alternative to the hot shot injection should the lethal injection drugs become unavailable.
The governor hasn’t said if he’ll sign the bill into law, but he has allowed firing squad executions approved under a previous law to be carried out.
SALT LAKE CITY (FoxNews) – Lawmakers have passed a bill that would make Utah the only state to allow firing squads for carrying out a death penalty if there is a shortage of execution drugs.
The passage of the bill by the state Senate on Tuesday comes as states struggle to obtain lethal injection drugs amid a nationwide shortage.
…Whether Ray’s proposal will become law in the conservative Western state is unclear: Utah Gov. Gary Herbert, a Republican, won’t say if he’ll sign the measure. His spokesman, Marty Carpenter, did issue a statement this week acknowledging that the method would give Utah a legitimate backup method if execution drugs are unavailable.
Hanging the condemned by a tree out back would be a lot more cost effective and a lot less work.
Wood chippers are a nice alternative as well, but a little messy.
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