State Sen. Kintner, a death penalty backer, stirs up controversy by posting photo of beheaded woman

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POSTED: WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 2015 6:15 PM
By Martha Stoddard / World-Herald Bureau

LINCOLN — A Nebraska lawmaker known for provocative statements stirred up controversy Wednesday by posting a graphic photo of a beheaded woman on his Facebook page.

State Sen. Bill Kintner of Papillion said he doesn’t know if the photo is real but he posted it to make a point about the need for the death penalty.

“According to the Nebraska Legislature, the thugs that did this should just be locked away and well fed for the next 50 years of the(ir) lives,” he wrote on the page. “Anyone think the Legislature is thinking clearly?”

By early evening, the photo had drawn more than 120 comments. Some took Kintner to task for the posting, saying the picture does not belong on Facebook, where children could see it and where it could cause grief to the woman’s family.

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