Tennessee executes man with implanted heart device despite concerns over shock risk
Tennessee executes man with implanted heart device despite concerns over shock risk
All seven media witnesses to the execution agreed he appeared to be in discomfort.
NO SHIT!! HE APPEARED TO BE IN DISCOMFORT?!
I wonder why?
Probably gas. I get the same way after eating too much fiber.
those last meals can be real belly bombs
This is such a strange thing to write. I don't really understand this
Why is it treated like it's meant to be a day at work or something? Or a routine procedure? This is some very strange form of normalization
This just in: the cruelty is the point.
Capital punishment should be abolished.
It already is, in civilized countries.
It also is in many US states. Only 16 states have capital punishment and have executed anyone in the last 10 years, and 22 states do not have any form of capital punishment
Per Wikipedia, Michigan was the first English speaking government to formally abolish the death penalty, abolishing it in 1847 (10 years after the state joined the union), shortly followed by Wisconsin in 1853 (5 years after the state joined the union) and Maine in 1887 (67 years after the state joined the union)
This. The state should not be able to decide who lives and who dies. Too many innocent people have and are put to death every year.
De fucking wat now?? That is excellent not-the-onion content but hoo boy…
Edit: this article is not exactly for the faint of heart. What a godawful thing to put this guy through.
Could I please not read the most heinous headline ever for five fucking seconds
Red states sure do like executing people, don't they? And it goes without saying he was Black.
It is possible for a person of color to commit a crime. Crazy, I know.
Don't get me wrong, I think there is still a alarming amount of racism in the justice system. However, not punishing someone because of their race isn't the solution. People of color are going to be disproportionately committing the most crimes because on average they have a much lower income and quality of life. The problems with our society are not something you can solve by being afraid to punish someone. People who are accused of a crime need to have their rights respected including a fair trial.
There's numerous ethical reasons for the abolishment of capital punishment. The two the stand out the most to me are:
State-sponsored revenge will never provide justice, and it has been proven repeatedly that severe sentences do not deter severe crimes. Neither are paths to justice, only paths to more incarcerated people
CBS shouldn't be cited as a news source anymore anyway. They've gone full magat. Watch their broadcast channel commercials some time. It's eerie.
Stay classy Tennessee
Yeah, he is infirm now. But he was a piece of shit then and, in my opinion, the only thing to take issue with is that it took 37 years to carry out his sentence.
What's the point of killing him, then or now? How does that help society in any way?
What was the point of paying for him to live apart from society for these long decades?
The point of killing him was to convey to everyone that there are rules. Sure, do whatever you want. We're pretty laid back. But, if you go off the rails and start gunning down innocent families, then you don't get to play anymore.
I don't think that the US private prison system does nearly enough to help rehabilitate people. It practically does nothing at all, and I know that area can be improved. However, some things need to be nipped in the bud.