Death Penalty Fight in Montana
The latest battle over the death penalty is being fought in the state of Montana as civil liberty and religious groups work to stop the August 11 execution of convicted triple murderer, David Dawson, by trying to convince the US District Court that the particular lethal injection protocol presently used by the Big Sky State is cruel and unusual. (Ironically, Dawson has called off any further appeals on his case.) CHARLES S. JOHNSON and JENNIFER MCKEE of the Billings Gazette and GWEN FLORIO of the Great Falls Tribune.
On the same subject, according to Reuters, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan has decided to cut back on its list of offenses eligible for the death penalty. Jordan’s King Abdullah went so far as to predict that his nation will, in the near future, become the first Arab country to abolish capitol punishment altogether.