Last week, Gov. Josh Stein, a Democrat, was essentially forced to sign a new law implementing sweeping overhauls to North Carolina's justice system, which has been modified in recent years to favor liberal talking points about equity and reparations (AKA communism).
The law, House Bill 307, was named in honor of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarustska, whose throat was savagely cut by a repeat felon who had no business being anywhere near the public.
Despite said veto-proof majority, Stein dragged his feet in signing the bill - so much so that the North Carolina GOP skewered him in an email campaign.
Iryna's Law eliminates cashless bail for violent felons. It also - and this is crucial - limits the ability of a judge to release said violent felons before their trials.
This phenomenon has been a regular feature of liberal courtrooms in recent years, particularly with the rise of BLM's narratives that non-white people are unfairly incarcerated and punished by "systemically racist" policies. This has led to hundreds of stories in recent years where violent felons have been released on the streets (see here, here, here, here, here, and here), or see this meme that essentially sums them all up:
Accused criminals will also be required to undergo more robust mental health evaluations.
There's another provision of Iryna's Law, however, that may come to affect her own accused killer, DeCarlos Brown Jr., who has also been federally charged.
From the New York Post:
The bill included an amendment that could allow North Carolina to resume capital punishment, including by firing squad. Lethal injection is currently the only authorized method of execution in the state.
This provision would also bypass legal challenges that have paused execution in the state since 2006, WTVD reported.
For nearly 20 years, the most violent criminals in North Carolina have been allowed to live, denying justice, because executions feel mean.
In addition, the legislation would require death penalty appeals to be heard within two years of filing. The state currently has 122 inmates on death row, according to WCNC.
If convicted, DeCarlos Brown Jr. could be executed under the law named for Iryna.
By firing squad.
Gov. Stein apparently had reservations with the idea of punishing evil men with lead poisoning, promising no one would be given the privilege of execution by firing squad while he remains governor (his term comes to an end after 2028).
State Republicans had this to say in response:
'The capital punishment by firing squad is not a new concept. There have been so many challenges to medical capital punishment versus the gas chamber. Science is constantly changing, but one thing that hasn't changed in science is what happens with the firing squad,' New Hanover County Republican Chairman John Hinnant told WECT.
'I think we need to make the results and the punishment real. People need to know they're going to feel it. While it's an old practice, it's been deemed reliable as a deterrent.'
The sword is given to the government for a reason.
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