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Ohio Governor Steps In - UPDATED

By Steve Hall

Here's the latest from the Cleveland Plain Dealer, "Gov. Ted Strickland orders a temporary halt to the planned execution of Romell Broom," written by Peter Krouse.Gov. Ted Strickland took an unprecedented step and ordered a temporary halt to the planned execution of Romell Broom Tuesday after the execution team could not administer the lethal injection. For more than two hours, the team attempted to insert two shunts into a vein of the compliant Broom, who tried several times to assist his executioners by shifting positions, rubbing his arm and pointing out possible usable veins. The delay will likely add to the debate about the death penalty in Ohio and what constitutes cruel and usual punishment. "The sentence is death, not torture plus death," said Kathleen Soltis, chairwoman of the Cleveland Coalition Against the Death Penalty...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on September 15, 2009 (boomark / email).