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February 9, 2017

#BackTheBadge bill passes MS House 85-31 #msleg

‘Back the Badge’ bill passes House JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – The Mississippi House has voted to triple the penalties for committing violence against law enforcement officers, firefighters and emergency responders. The 85-31 vote came Wednesday only after several black representatives talked about how they or their loved ones had been racially profiled or treated harshly…
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February 9, 2017

MS House passes bill adding firing squad, electrocution, gas chamber to execution methods

Mississippi considers firing squad as method of execution JACKSON, MS (Mississippi News Now) – Mississippi lawmakers are advancing a proposal to add firing squad, electrocution and gas chamber as execution methods in case a court blocks the use of lethal injection drugs. Republican Rep. Andy Gipson says House Bill 638 is a response to lawsuits…