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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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[–] Lols@lemm.ee -1 points 9 months ago

Eye for an eye has always been a deterrent for most.

this is why countries and states that allow execution invariably have lower crime rates

Cuz that’s the definition of justice when he killed someone.

i think justice is when my family doesnt get murdered in the first place because of policies that actually reduce crime, im quirky like that