Why in the world would you blame--and I understand what the rationale was, blaming school shootings, the tragic gun violence that has taken place throughout the country, on the civil rights protections for students of color? It doesn't make any sense why that was part of this rescission. Can you explain that?
Questioning the rationale behind blaming civil rights protections for school shootings.
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Carrying out a lawfully imposed sentence is among the State’s most serious responsibilities, and the people of Tennessee expect it to be done in a manner that is not only legal and constitutional, but is effective.
The people of Tennessee have determined that the death penalty is the appropriate penalty for the most heinous crimes in the state.
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The people of our state deserve to have those questions answered. And that’s what this investigation’s for.
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