Chapter 17: Swearing In

“I, Kurt Stevens, do solemnly swear that I will support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of Ohio, will administer justice without prejudice, and will faithfully and impartially administer justice by means of lethal measures as executioner for the State of Ohio according to the best of my ability and understanding. This I do as I shall answer unto God.”

Speaking those words that day sent shivers down my spine. Being an executioner was admirable, something that society...