Capital punishment has been either legislatively or judicially repealed in eight states since 2000, according to Robert Dunham, executive director of the Death Penalty Information Center. Only voters in Arizona and twice in Oregon have repealed the death penalty and both states later reversed course to reinstate it. Death penalty supporters point to heinous crimes and the grieving family members of victims who have long waited for justice. "Robert Rhoades is just the poster child for the death penalty and there are people who are worse than him. Among other things, the initiative declares that all death penalty statutes are in effect, that the methods of execution can be changed and that "the death penalty is not cruel and unusual punishment."

Source: Fox News October 07, 2016 16:52 UTC