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Albama (lemy.lol)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Alabama 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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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Life in prison is justice. Our system is what got Sedley Alley killed by the state. If it's the best we've got, then we need to find a better one.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You’re welcome to leave and/or avoid traveling to states and nations with death penalties.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And you're welcome to leave and go someplace that I'm not trying to improve

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

No, I prefer to stay and advocate for the victims of those you would protect.