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TranscriptAlabama suffocated a man to death in a gas chamber tonight after starving him so he wouldn't choke on his own vomit as they did it. And this was deemed perfectly legal by multiple courts in the vaunted American legal system.

That's what happens when you value institutions over people.

Link for more info: https://www.reuters.com/legal/alabama-prepares-carry-out-first-execution-by-nitrogen-asphyxiation-2024-01-25/

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[โ€“] kibiz0r@midwest.social 14 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Sounds like the husband killed her with his wallet. He wielded this guy like the guy wielded a knife.

It's absurd to think that killing him would really bring any more peace to the children than destroying the knife.

If anything, having to bear witness to endless appeals and proceedings for 35 years prolongs their torture. I'd really like to see a form of justice that focuses on ensuring the peace and stability of the victims and their family rather than the pain and suffering of the perpetrators.

[โ€“] Halosheep@lemm.ee 3 points 9 months ago

Man fuck that, someone stabs my mom to death over a measly $1000 and my dad kills himself because he's the one who paid for it and I'm going to want that anger taken out on someone, better be the ones who did all this.

My dude killed someone for $500, literally doesn't deserve to live in society and I don't want to be paying for him to live outside of it.

I'm surprised so many people on lemmy are anti death penalty.