SC House passes bill bringing back electric chair, introducing firing squad Emily Bohatch, The State (Columbia, S.C.)
May 6 COLUMBIA, S.C. South Carolina House members voted Wednesday to bring back the electric chair and introduce the firing squad as methods of execution.
After a lengthy debate one that included a clash between Republican abortion opponents who debated whether killing a death row inmate was the same as ending a pregnancy lawmakers voted 66-43 to give the bill second reading. The bill, which the House tweaked, now must go back to the Senate to see if the chamber agrees.
If the Senate agrees, the bill will go to the governor, who has vowed to sign it into law.
Bill to help first responders suffering from PTSD passes SC House
S.C. bill looks to provide mental health help for first responders By Nia Watson | May 3, 2021 at 8:43 PM EDT - Updated May 3 at 8:43 PM
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WMBF) - A bill that would help first responders suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PSTD) is closer to becoming law in South Carolina.
Unlike a physical injury, mental illnesses or mental injuries are not covered under workers’ compensation.
House bill 3939 will allow first responders like firefighters and law enforcement to receive workers compensation if diagnosed with a stress-related and mental illness caused by a traumatic event while on duty.
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Fitz z Spare Keys, 119 N. York St., is under investigation for a liquor license violation, police said. (Shutterstock)
ELMHURST, IL Elmhurst police found early Sunday morning that a local bar was operating after the permitted time, according to a report.
Police showed up at Fitz s Spare Keys, 119 N. York St., shortly before 4 a.m., the police report said. The police labeled the incident a possible liquor license violation and said the case will be investigated.
According to Fitz s Facebook page, the bar is scheduled to close at 2 a.m. on Sundays. On Saturday night, Tommy Pope was scheduled to perform.
He co-created the Waves of Change program and later a podcast.
Both meant to lessen the divide between officers and the community they serve after Keith Scott s protests showed a city losing trust in its police force.
But Webster said it wasn’t until last year s protests that something inside him snapped. This time I really felt attacked and hurt and betrayed by the community that I had been serving for two decades, he said.
His unit was one of the ones stationed in Uptown. I was completely surrounded and I felt like there was no way out, he recalled. They re throwing frozen water bottles at us fireworks, explosives.