Death Row Inmate Execution by Firing Squad in South Carolina

SOURCE www.foxnews.com
A South Carolina death row inmate is scheduled to be executed by firing squad for gruesomely killing his ex-girlfriend's parents with a baseball bat in 2001.

Key Points

  • First execution of its kind in the U.S. in 15 years
  • Sigmon chose firing squad over other methods
  • Sigmon's lawyers requested clemency
  • Difficulty in obtaining lethal injection drugs led to the resumption of executions in South Carolina

Pros

  • Justice for the victims' families
  • Execution of a convicted murderer

Cons

  • Controversial method of execution
  • Mental illness as a contributing factor