A Republican lawmaker is suggesting the state add another capital punishment method: “hanging by a tree.”
Right now, death row inmates have the option of dying by lethal injection or the electric chair.
Click here to download the FREE KWAM App to stay up to date on breaking news across Memphis and the Mid-South.Tennessee State Rep. Paul Sherrell (R – Sparta) made the suggestion during a committee hearing over a bill that would allow death row inmates to choose if they want to die by a firing squad.
“Could I put an amendment on that? It would include hanging by a tree, also.” Sherrell asked the House Criminal Justice Committee Tuesday.
Rep Powers brings HB1245 to Criminal Justice Full Comm. to bring back the electric chair & firing squads to expedite state killings & give the condemned a “choice.” Rep. Sherrell is excited to support the bill & suggests we bring back lynching & he will sign on to cosponsor.? pic.twitter.com/54NF588I8B
— Rep. Gloria Johnson (@VoteGloriaJ) March 1, 2023
The bill advanced Tuesday and will head to the Finance, Ways, and Means Committee.
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