r/politics • u/seanosul • 11h ago
Missouri executes Marcellus Williams despite prosecutors’ push to overturn conviction
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/24/missouri-executes-marcellus-williams25.4k Upvotes
r/politics • u/seanosul • 11h ago
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u/bruhhrrito 9h ago
Then, you meet the people who cherry pick. "Well, I believe in it for some." While that's a higher moral ground it's not practical in these real life situations. You're either with it for all, or you're not.
Does it suck knowing there are horrible, disgusting people who "deserve" to die that are still alive? Absolutely. But it shouldn't be up to us to systemically pick and choose when or how someone dies, regardless of what crimes they've committed.
"I don't want my taxes to go towards someone in prison for life." Life in prison may not satisfy some people but it's actually less expensive than executions. Drugs used for execution are far more expensive to manufacture and prisons + pharma go hand in hand. Keep giving them people to kill, they'll keep making the drugs to kill them.
I'm speaking towards the US, not as global generalizations.
Because look where we are. The prison system and Supreme Court decided to end this man's life even after the people prosecuting him tried to save him. The SC was more than comfortable sending an innocent man to die.