Utah uses Twitter to announce execution

Mark Shurtleff, Utah's attorney general, is being criticized for tweeting a murderer's execution. An inappropriate chanel? Isn't Twitter used for breaking news? What's right or wrong is the execution, not the news of it. [via CNET]

At Twitter.com/MarkShurtleff, he offered his more than 7,000 followers tweets as to the progress of the state's most recent execution.

Thursday he tweeted:

"A solemn day. Barring a stay by Sup Ct, & with my final nod, Utah will use most extreme power & execute a killer. Mourn his victims. Justice"

I just gave the go ahead to Corrections Director to proceed with Gardner's execution. May God grant him the mercy he denied his victims.

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emily | 4:42 PM | Twitter |
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