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U.S. state executes man despite conviction doubts (www.rawstory.com)

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Two men on death row in the United States were executed Tuesday, including a Black man convicted of murder who had maintained his innocence and drawn support from civil rights groups.

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[–] ravhall@discuss.online 14 points 3 weeks ago

Missouri and Texas

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 weeks ago

This is how people get radicalized.

Then again, at least in the states in question, that’s probably part of the intent. Doing authoritarian shit in the name of “safety” is way easier when you have a bogeyman, regardless of whether or not you yourself had a pivotal role in the creation of said bogeyman.

[–] Liz@midwest.social 3 points 3 weeks ago

How about we just don't execute people, even if we know they did it. Life in prison sucks harder.

[–] StThicket@reddthat.com 3 points 3 weeks ago

USA is one of the few barbaric countries left. Bad public education, too many police officers with near to no training, high poverty. This is how you increase crime.