Mike Flynn, long-time editor of the Puget Sound Business Journal, was one of 35 people who witnessed the hanging of convicted murderer Joseph Self in June of 1963.  Mr. Flynn has posted a thoughtful reflection about the execution and capital punishment in Washington State at  Flynn’s Harp  (Note: as of 9/9/2010, the link to Mike Flynn’s blog was not working properly).  For more information about the Self case, see our recent podcast, wherein local attorney George Sjursen interviews one of Self’s defense attorneys, Dan Riviera.