That's the title of Jamala Rogers' latest St. Louis American column.
The State of Missouri is preparing its killing machine once again. Martin Link was the last execution in 2011. Ever since, the Missouri Attorney General has been pushing for more dates from the Missouri Supreme Court. Those dates have not been forthcoming for several reasons.
First, the cocktail of drugs used for lethal injections has dried up. That’s because the makers of the drug have either prohibited its use for executions or the manufacturers have simply stopped making it. So Missouri moved to using one drug, Propofol. Yes, the drug that killed our beloved Michael Jackson in 2009. The drug remains untested for use in executions. This apparently doesn’t mean a thing. After all, this is the Show-Me State.
And:
The people of the U.S. are trying to catch up with the rest of the civilized world in abolishing the death penalty. Right now, the U.S. is in the company of the likes China, Saudi Arabia and North Korea for killing its citizens.
Over the last five years, executions in this country have dramatically decreased. Missouri has had just two executions since 2005. Nationally, there are 3,146 people on death row and only 23 executions so far this year.
Earlier coverage from Missouri begins at the link.
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