I'm glad that Nebraska made this decision, but I think this "article" is weird.On May 20, Ms. Orozco, a seven-year veteran of the Omaha force, was part of a gang unit serving an arrest warrant on a man named Marcus Wheeler. Instead of surrendering, Mr. Wheeler shot at the officers, who fired back. He was killed in the shootout, as was Ms. Orozco, who was scheduled to go on maternity leave the following day to care for her 3-month-old daughter, who had been born prematurely and was going home from the hospital.
- This is an odd paragraph in association with this news. 1. Her assailant was killed. How could he have faced the death penalty?
The lede to this article makes me want to focus on maternity leave in the US, not capital punishment. 2. Why is this woman working after giving birth to a premature child only 3 months prior?
Yeah, that struck me as weird too. I understand the first point you mention from the NYT. The editorial writer is arguing that aside from the fact that Wheeler was killed, people who see the death penalty as revenge would say -- this guy deserves it. As for mat leave after the baby gets out of the hospital - I hope there were volunteers cuddling and holding the premature baby. They need contact as much as any infant.