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Firing Squad Execution for Richard Moore Halted in South Carolina

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    APR 2022
    Image copyright: AP Images [via The Washington Post]
    story last updated DEC 2022

    The Spin

    Narrative A

    Moore fatally shot store clerk James Mahoney during a fracas in a botched robbery; he didn't intend to commit murder. Even a dissenting Supreme Court justice has questioned whether capital punishment, which is supposed to be reserved for the most heinous crimes in American society, is appropriate.

    New York Post

    Narrative B

    Moore robbed a store with the intention of stealing money to support a cocaine habit. He shot an innocent man in the chest and stepped twice over his lifeless body, claiming, at the time, that he acted in self-defense. The punishment here is proportionate to the crime.

    FOX News

    Progressive narrative

    Capital punishment is a barbaric affair that compounds violence with violence. It eliminates any possibility of rehabilitation, drains tax dollars, and revictimizes a murder victim's loved ones. The death penalty is no more effective at ensuring a safe society than a life sentence - it needs re-examining.

    Washington Post

    Establishment split

    CRITICAL

    PRO

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    PBS NewsHourJUL 2022
    S. Carolina Prisoner Chooses Firing Squad Over Electric Chair As He Challenges Law That Forces Death Row Inmates To Pick
    ForbesJUL 2022
    South Carolina inmate picks firing squad over electric chair as execution looms, calling both options "unconstitutional"
    CBSJUL 2022
    Firing squad execution for Richard Moore halted in South Carolina
    New York PostJUL 2022
    South Carolina death row prisoner chooses firing squad over electric chair
    GuardianJUL 2022
    South Carolina execution by firing squad blocked by state's high court
    NBCJUL 2022
    South Carolina inmate picks firing squad over electric chair
    FOX NewsJUL 2022
    South Carolina inmate chooses firing squad over electric chair for execution
    NBCJUL 2022
    Death Row Inmate Is Being Forced to Choose: Firing Squad or Electric Chair
    ViceJUL 2022
    South Carolina inmate scheduled to be executed picks firing squad over electric chair
    USA TodayJUL 2022
    South Carolina's highest court stays firing squad execution set for next week
    CNNJUL 2022
    SC Supreme Court postpones April execution by firing squad; another one set for May
    Raw StoryJUL 2022

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