The Idaho state legislature banned execution by firing squad in 2009. The nation has changed quite a bit in the past 15 years, though, and the state’s Republicans are now poised to bring back the practice.
Ricks does have a soft spot for the people who will have to be doing the firing. “I realize there’s a toll on the people that have to carry this out,” he said. “It’s emotional for them, too.”
Idaho is one of 27 states where the death penalty is still legal, and is expected to join Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Utah in allowing for execution by firing squad. Republican State Sen. Daniel D. Foreman opposes the death penalty and opposes the bill. “It’s really beneath the dignity of the state,” He said. “I understand the state has an issue on its hands. But I think when it’s all said and done, they’ll wish they never went down this road.”
The number of executions in the United States has been decreasing over the past 30 years, with 18 people being executed by the states in 2022. The leading Republican candidates for president want to see more more of them.
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