Indiana man is put to death for officer's murder in state's second execution in 15 years

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

61% : " Ritchie's attorneys have fought the death penalty sentence, arguing his legal counsel at trial was ineffective because his lawyers failed to fully investigate and present evidence on his fetal alcohol spectrum disorders and childhood lead exposure.
41% : " Indiana codes require death row inmates to be executed before sunrise on the day their executions are scheduled to take place, according to the Death Penalty Information Center (DPI), a nonprofit organization that researches and collects data on capital punishment.
39% : An Indiana man convicted in the 2000 killing of a police officer was put to death by lethal injection early Tuesday in the state's second execution since 2009.
38% : "I've ruined my life and other people's lives, and I'm so sorry for that night," he said.
36% : Benjamin Ritchie, 45, had been on death row for more than two decades following his conviction in the fatal shooting of Beech Grove Police Officer Bill Toney during a foot chase.

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