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March 5th, 2009
That dude from the Wire wants to abolish the death penalty!
Governor O’Malley, long considered the main influence for the character of Mayor (then Gov.) Tommy Carcetti in the Wire, is still trying to abolish the Death Penalty, though he’s moving slow. See? That’s Catholic Social Teaching too, you know. More here, via Pew:
O’Malley, a longtime capital punishment opponent, has declined to issue regulations since then, saying the legislature deserved a chance to permanently repeal the death penalty. Such bills have been considered during each of the past three years.
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