Death Penalty Watch

The impeachment trial began today (a lot of ceremony) and Beltran is no longer the manager of the Mets given his role in the Astros cheating scandal (he was singled out as the only player referenced by name in the report and earlier reporting said his role was significant). The whole thing is tragic but (now three managers lost their jobs) it is appreciated that there was some real punishment for cheating though I know some non-Dodgers fans are all "who cares," or worse, like a Mets advisor in an interview. Charming that.

Unless it is a special case, I'm not going to do a deep dive for executions like I did last year, but there were two executions still scheduled for this month. One, after merely a denial of a final appeal among the Order List on Monday (not a stand alone on execution day), occurred yesterday. Some horrible two time wife killer who should have staid in prison. The other, after thirty years and apparently how the jury wanted if given the chance, had his sentenced commuted to LWOP. Murdered during a robbery. Two as of now scheduled for February.