Washington's current death penalty statute was enacted in 1981. Of the 33 people that have been sentenced to death since 1981, five persons have been executed -- one execution per 7 years -- hardly an excessive use of the statute.
Almost precisely 3 years ago, Governor Inslee ordered a moratorium on executions in death penalty cases.
It is true that not every murder is cold-blooded, and extenuating circumstances should be considered when a just punishment is sought. But the true evil doer should be completely removed from society by final means, not allowed to persist in relative comfort with nothing to fear.
Today the legislature is considering a ban on use of the death penalty (Senate Bill 6052). The stated purpose of the bill is to reduce expense, while letting the murderer live.
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Meanwhile, a deranged 19 year old rampages in Florida, murdering children in high school. The leftist Democrats calls for gun ban "conversations" have started, as if punishing the law-abiding gun owner will prevent the evil of murder.
Governor Inslee sponsors restrictions on gun ownership. This is complete moral inversion: The law abiding gun owner is to be punished for doing no harm, and the violent murderer is to be allowed to escape full justice for his crime.
Modern leftism promotes violence by letting the violent live and punishing the innocent. It would be laughable if it didn't cost so many lives.
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