Gov.-elect Mike DeWine of Ohio participates in a meeting hosted by President Donald Trump with governors-elect at the White House in Washington, D.C., on December 13, 2018. DeWine on Tuesday urged the Ohio legislature to abolish the death penalty. File Photo by Chris Kleponis/UPI | License Photo
June 16 (UPI) -- Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on Tuesday called on the Ohio legislature to outlaw the death penalty or for Ohioans to vote on the matter.
DeWine said he doesn't believe the threat of the death penalty deters criminals and called on the state to abolish the form of punishment.
"For the state to take a human life, there must ... be evidence that in doing so it will help protect the public, that the threat of that action will deter someone from committing murder," he told reporters.
"I do not believe that argument today can be successfully made."
