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/PigeonMelk 9h ago edited 7h ago

Even the prosecutors office came out in defense of Williams. That is extremely out of the norm unless there was an egregious error. Everyone involved with the situation (aside from Governor Parson and the Supreme Court) was on Williams' after new evidence arose proving his innocence. This is a symptom of a bigger problem with our justice system.

Edit: I misspoke. I said "broken" justice system. The system is not broken, it is working exactly as intended. We need systemic change.

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u/agprincess 5h ago

This was entirely political.