> On 4/5/2012 11:33 AM, North Star wrote:
>> On Apr 5, 9:07 am, X ` Man<dump-on-conservati...@anywhere-you-
>> can.com> wrote:
>>> ...I'm a Connecticut Yankee...

>>> Connecticut Senate votes to repeal death penalty in state

>>> (Reuters) - The Connecticut Senate voted on Thursday to repeal the
>>> state's death penalty, moving it one step closer to becoming the fifth
>>> U.S. state in five years to abandon capital punishment.

>>> The Democratic-controlled Senate voted 20-16 to repeal the death penalty
>>> in an early morning vote after 10 hours of debate, and the measure now
>>> moves to the state House of Representatives, where it was seen as having
>>> strong support.

>>> Democratic Governor Dannel Malloy has promised to sign the bill into
>>> law.

>>> The measure would replace the death penalty with life in prison without
>>> the possibility of parole. An amendment added on Tuesday provided that
>>> future felons, convicted of life sentences without parole, would be
>>> subject to the same harsh conditions as those inmates currently on Death
>>> Row.

>> Careful, you're getting more like Canadians every day! ;-)

> Yes, Harry doesn't want the death penalty for those tried and convicted,
> but ask him what will happen if some drunk inadvertantly knocks at his
> door at 2:am or if a plain clothes cop comes in. Harry has stated
> clearly here, he will shoot and kill them without any trial or
> conviction... It's the selfish side of Progressives...