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/WhyCantIStopReddit Missouri 9h ago

But no forensic evidence linked Williams to the murder weapon or crime scene, and as local prosecutors have renounced his conviction, the victim’s family and several trial jurors also said they opposed his execution.

This is so unbelievably fucked up.

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u/payscottg 7h ago

Even if you believe in the death penalty, if the victims’ family is even opposed to it, what is the point?

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u/reelznfeelz Missouri 5h ago

“Deterrence” or some bullshit is what they’ll tell you. Clearly it’s working so well.

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u/I_miss_your_mommy 5h ago

I mean if you are a Republican and you can find a way to legally kill a black person, you will.