# Nebraska Repeals The Death Penalty **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 27, 2015, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nebraska-repeals-the-death-penalty/721000 "2015-05-27T23:58:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2015, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nebraska-repeals-the-death-penalty/721000/1 "2015-05-27T23:58:48Z")
Congratulations, Nebraska! I’d like to show my support by contributing to your economy. Do you sell anything that I need/want? > **[Nebraska becomes first red state to repeal the death penalty since 1973](https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/USA-Update/2015/0527/Nebraska-becomes-first-red-state-to-repeal-the-death-penalty-since-1973)** > > On Wednesday, Nebraska lawmakers voted 30 to 19 to override Gov. Pete Ricketts’ veto and abolish the death penalty. ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2015, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nebraska-repeals-the-death-penalty/721000/2 "2015-05-28T00:28:14Z")
This is a truly awesome triumph. The right thing, done the right way. I salute the Nebraska legislature. ---
**Author:** ![Gorsnak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gorsnak/32/7587_2.png) [@Gorsnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorsnak)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2015, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nebraska-repeals-the-death-penalty/721000/3 "2015-05-28T00:35:13Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > Do you sell anything that I need/want? High-fructose corn syrup? ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2015, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nebraska-repeals-the-death-penalty/721000/4 "2015-05-28T00:37:04Z")
Good for them. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2015, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nebraska-repeals-the-death-penalty/721000/5 "2015-05-29T02:29:09Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > Do you sell anything that I need/want? > [Nebraska becomes first red state to repeal the death penalty since 1973 - CSMonitor.com](http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/USA-Update/2015/0527/Nebraska-becomes-first-red-state-to-repeal-the-death-penalty-since-1973) Presumably they now have an electric chair that’s surplus to requirements. Also hogs. ---
**Author:** ![ITR\_champion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c67d28/32.png) [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2015, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nebraska-repeals-the-death-penalty/721000/6 "2015-05-29T04:58:40Z")
Yay for Nebraska! ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2015, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nebraska-repeals-the-death-penalty/721000/7 "2015-05-29T13:06:04Z")
One of those giant foam Herbie Husker hats, maybe? ---
**Author:** ![Anne\_Neville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Anne\_Neville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anne_Neville)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2015, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nebraska-repeals-the-death-penalty/721000/8 "2015-05-29T13:19:29Z")
I suppose you could get some corn on the cob. ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2015, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nebraska-repeals-the-death-penalty/721000/9 "2015-05-29T13:30:19Z")
[Spam](http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsItems/5-18-2011/hormel-foods-fremont-ne-expansion-1111067.shtml) ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2015, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nebraska-repeals-the-death-penalty/721000/10 "2015-05-29T15:01:44Z")
“My words cannot express how appalled I am that we have lost a critical tool to protect law enforcement and Nebraska families,” Governor Ricketts said in a statement. This is the guy who bragged about having Sarah Palin’s endorsement, so grain of salt. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2015, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nebraska-repeals-the-death-penalty/721000/11 "2015-05-29T15:03:34Z")
Sounds like the Nebraska executive has enough critical tools. ---
**Author:** ![Strainger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/strainger/32/244_2.png) [@Strainger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Strainger)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2015, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nebraska-repeals-the-death-penalty/721000/12 "2015-05-29T16:14:37Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > Do you sell anything that I need/want? A class A share of Berkshire Hathaway stock can be yours for [only $215K](https://www.google.com/finance?q=NYSE:BRK.A). ---
**Author:** ![Living\_Well\_Is\_Best\_Revenge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/6bbea6/32.png) [@Living\_Well\_Is\_Best\_Revenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Living_Well_Is_Best_Revenge)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2015, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nebraska-repeals-the-death-penalty/721000/13 "2015-05-29T16:22:43Z")
> [@Bricker](#): > > This is a truly awesome triumph. The right thing, done the right way. I salute the Nebraska legislature. Maybe the first time I’ve ever agreed with you. The right decision done for the right reasons, more or less. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2015, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nebraska-repeals-the-death-penalty/721000/14 "2015-05-29T16:30:18Z")
Do Nebraskans even commit murder? ---
**Author:** ![mcgato](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ac8455/32.png) [@mcgato](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mcgato)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2015, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nebraska-repeals-the-death-penalty/721000/15 "2015-05-29T17:24:14Z")
[Charlie Starkweather](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Starkweather) was a notable murderer, along with his girlfriend, Caril Ann Fugate. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2015, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nebraska-repeals-the-death-penalty/721000/16 "2015-05-29T18:01:57Z")
> [@mcgato](#): > > [Charlie Starkweather](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Starkweather) was a notable murderer, along with his girlfriend, Caril Ann Fugate. Wow. Not your typical Nebraskan. ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2015, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nebraska-repeals-the-death-penalty/721000/17 "2015-05-29T18:24:07Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > Wow. Not your typical Nebraskan. At least he wasn’t a Scotsman. :dubious: Yes, there are murders in Nebraska. Fewer numerically than many other states ([57 in 2013](http://www.statista.com/statistics/195331/number-of-murders-in-the-us-by-state/), fewer than in 33 other states in that same year), and a[lower _per capita_ rate](http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/murder-rates-nationally-and-state) (lower than 32 other states), but nonetheless. The Nebraska 2013 number probably looks like one bad week in California, but the population of Nebraska is much lower too. ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2015, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nebraska-repeals-the-death-penalty/721000/18 "2015-05-29T18:28:06Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > Do Nebraskans even commit murder? [Here’s another.](http://murderpedia.org/male.R/r/ryan-michael-wayne.htm) ---
**Author:** ![Nauplius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nauplius/32/51_2.png) [@Nauplius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nauplius)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2015, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nebraska-repeals-the-death-penalty/721000/19 "2015-05-29T20:46:43Z")
Here’s the list of [the 10 people](http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/nebraska-death-row-who-are-10-inmates-affected-repeal-n365681) who were on death row in Nebraska and were affected by this decision. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2015, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nebraska-repeals-the-death-penalty/721000/20 "2015-05-29T22:04:59Z")
Ok, here’s what I’m looking at: Electric chair and or hogs. I’m tempted with the possibilities, but that can’t end well. Herbie Husker Hat. I will look into that, and report back. High Fructose Corn Syrup. I just can’t do any more, but would gladly support the corn industry in other ways. Which brings me to… Corn on the cob. I live in my own corn country south of I-80 near Chicago. In the summertime I have available to me all the fresh sweetcorn I can shake a stick at- so no more corn. Spam, owned by Hormel. Hmm. I like Spam. (I think- it’s been quite a while since I’ve had any.) A factory expansion for Spam is the most promising option to me so far, and I may like the Spam anyway. Berkshire Hathaway stock. I would need to move a few decimal places to make that happen. Thank you all for the suggestions, and congrats again to the people in Nebraska! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nebraska-repeals-the-death-penalty/721000.md?page=2)