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Rogers Lawmaker Whose Daughter was Murdered Weighs in on Execution Plan

Courtesy: Arkansas House of Representatives

Rep. Rebecca Petty, R-Rogers, has become the face and voice of the argument for the death penalty in Arkansas. Her 12-year-old daughter, Andi, was raped and murdered in 1999 by an uncle, who has been on death row since 2000. Petty says carrying out a death penalty is not about wishing death on another person, it is about following the law after a jury decides that person committed a crime so heinous they have forfeited their right to live.

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