Utah Brings Back Firing Squad Executions; Witnesses Recall The Last One

‘Last month, Utah Gov. Gary Herbert signed a bill bringing back the firing squad as a method of execution. The state abandoned firing squads in 2004 but now, it has returned as the backup option — partly because of a shortage of lethal injection drugs, the state’s default execution method.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Utah says the bill makes the state look “backward and backwoods,” while proponents argue the firing squad is more humane, considering the recent botched lethal injection executions in Texas, Oklahoma and Arizona.’
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