CT to end judicial killings?

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The Connecticut Senate voted 20-16 early Thursday morning on a bill that would do away with the death penalty and make the state the fifth in five years to abolish capital punishment.

The bill now goes to the House of Representatives, where it is also expected to pass.

Gov. Dannel Malloy, a Democrat, has vowed to sign the measure into law should it reach his desk, his office said.



http://edition.cnn.com/2012/04/05/justice/connecticut-death-penalty-vote/?hpt=us_c2
 
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The Connecticut Senate voted 20-16 early Thursday morning on a bill that would do away with the death penalty and make the state the fifth in five years to abolish capital punishment.

The bill now goes to the House of Representatives, where it is also expected to pass.

Gov. Dannel Malloy, a Democrat, has vowed to sign the measure into law should it reach his desk, his office said.



http://edition.cnn.com/2012/04/05/justice/connecticut-death-penalty-vote/?hpt=us_c2
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5 states in 5 years. Slowly but surely sanity begins to prevail. I would have thought CT had already done this.
 
it is wholly incorrect to call capital punishment "judicial" killings. in order to get the death penalty, the legislative branch must first create the law, then the executive branch carries out the law and the judicial branch presides over the law. further, the governor can stop an execution.

the proper term is "state" sanctioned killings.
 
none said:
california got rid of the dp, only to bring it back....
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The supreme court struck down the death penalty, which forced a referendum which brought it back. It's not the same as the legislature repealing it. There's also not going to be a referendum on the issue.

A better example probably would've been Oregon, who's voters repealed the death penalty in the 60's, only to bring it back by bigger margins in the 70's. However, crime was a huge issue back then, whereas it's barely on the radar these days.
 
none said:
it is wholly incorrect to call capital punishment "judicial" killings. in order to get the death penalty, the legislative branch must first create the law, then the executive branch carries out the law and the judicial branch presides over the law. further, the governor can stop an execution.

the proper term is "state" sanctioned killings.
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Then what of the term "extrajudicial killing"? Really, state sanctioned killing would be an overly broad term, as it would include extrajudicial killings perpetuated by the state. "Judicial killing" just means that it is a killing sanctioned by a judicial proceeding.
 
Alexander Hamilton said:
Then what of the term "extrajudicial killing"? Really, state sanctioned killing would be an overly broad term, as it would include extrajudicial killings perpetuated by the state. "Judicial killing" just means that it is a killing sanctioned by a judicial proceeding.
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if you look up the definition of capital punishment, what i said makes sense. capital punishment involves the full spectrum of the legal process, not just the judiciary.

extrajudicial killing has a specific definition and is done without a legal process.
 
Alexander Hamilton said:
The supreme court struck down the death penalty, which forced a referendum which brought it back. It's not the same as the legislature repealing it. There's also not going to be a referendum on the issue.

A better example probably would've been Oregon, who's voters repealed the death penalty in the 60's, only to bring it back by bigger margins in the 70's. However, crime was a huge issue back then, whereas it's barely on the radar these days.
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california still got rid of the dp...
 
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