10-13-2011, 12:59 PM
i wouldn't be shocked if this passed.
TALLAHASSEE --
The classic image of a blindfolded convict being put up against a wall and executed by a firing squad may become common in Florida, if one state representative gets his way.
State Rep. Brad Drake, R-DeFuniak Springs, filed a bill this week that would eliminate lethal injection as Florida's choice method of execution, and allow only firing squad or electrocution. The bill was filed Tuesday.
Currently, death row inmates in Florida are only executed by lethal injection.
Florida used to use the electric chair, nicknamed "Old Sparky." The chair was last used in 1999, after several gruesome malfunctions that sparked an international debate on the death penalty. Lawmakers ended the practice in 2000.
Oklahoma is the only state that currently has firing squads on the books as a method of execution.
TALLAHASSEE --
The classic image of a blindfolded convict being put up against a wall and executed by a firing squad may become common in Florida, if one state representative gets his way.
State Rep. Brad Drake, R-DeFuniak Springs, filed a bill this week that would eliminate lethal injection as Florida's choice method of execution, and allow only firing squad or electrocution. The bill was filed Tuesday.
Currently, death row inmates in Florida are only executed by lethal injection.
Florida used to use the electric chair, nicknamed "Old Sparky." The chair was last used in 1999, after several gruesome malfunctions that sparked an international debate on the death penalty. Lawmakers ended the practice in 2000.
Oklahoma is the only state that currently has firing squads on the books as a method of execution.