Why is this making the news in the UK, but not here in the US?

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

What is the difference if there is death penalty or not? The perp will sit on death row for 30 years before the procedure is done. In that time money and resources will be flushed down the toilet with appeals and sustaining his very existence on this mud ball we call earth.

Have I inadvertently hit a nerve?

Only asking if the death penalty is an option in that state.