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Last Updated on Wednesday, 6 October 2010 10:12 Written by rslcpol Friday, 1 October 2010 01:38
From Boston.com:
“We don’t know the facts here yet,’’ McKenna said during his first debate yesterday with Martha Coakley, the Democratic incumbent. “But this case may put the death penalty back on the table.’’
Four people were killed in the shootings early Tuesday, including a 2-year old child.
Coakley, who is seeking reelection after her defeat to Scott Brown in January’s special US Senate election, said she opposes capital punishment; in the past, she had supported it in certain instances. “I am against it,’’ she said simply.
Massachusetts lawmakers have repeatedly turned aside efforts to reinstate the death penalty, citing a lack of evidence that it deters crime and the possibility of executing an innocent convict.
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