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CONCORD - Following Saddam Hussein's execution Friday night, there was outrage from some citizens and groups in America and worldwide about the Iraqis' choice of hanging as a means of execution.
Some were quoted in news reports as saying lethal injection would have been more humane; and capital punishment opponents complained that Hussein was put to death, regardless of the means used.
New Hampshire residents opposed to the hanging may not know, however, that the Granite State is one of two states in the country that allows hanging as a method of execution.
It's an odd moment, I think, watching with disgust at the jeering that accompanied Saddam's death, realizing what an ugly thing state execution is, yet knowing that as the year begins New Hampshire is preparing the legal case against someone that we aim to hang.
If you believe Wikipedia, a majority of New Hampshire citizens oppose the death penalty in any form. Do they still, after the murder of Michael Briggs? I'd hope so. I'd hope the fact that this now matters would make opposition to our barbaric custom more resolute.
So why I am I hearing no one on this? And if we can't demand an end to the death penalty now, when it actually matters, what does our opposition mean?
