r/politics • u/seanosul • 9h ago

Missouri executes Marcellus Williams despite prosecutors’ push to overturn conviction

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/24/missouri-executes-marcellus-williams
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u/VisibleVariation5400 8h ago

We're a broken people. Just stood there and watched evil men do bad things. 

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u/BitterJD 6h ago

Because QOL is too high. People, even the old and the sick and the terminal, aren’t willing to risk it all for an ideal anymore.

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u/BlokeInTheMountains 4h ago

As long as you feel superior to the other, that is all that matters right?

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u/raphanum Australia 2h ago

I think they mean comfortable. Not superiority

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u/VisibleVariation5400 3h ago

I think it's the lead in the water pipes. And the last generation exposed to leaded gas is finally dying. Seriously.