Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social

When people see a story like this, they understandably tend to think there must be more to it. Someone must be exaggerating.

But Missouri's attorney general and its courts really are trying to execute a man they all know is innocent.

That's the whole story.

www.kansascity.com/opinion/read...

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Bryan Grantham @bryanmgrantham.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 11, 2024 at 17:24 UTC

They’re more concerned about finality than getting it right

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Kevin Korb @kbkorb.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 11, 2024 at 17:46 UTC

Police need proper, independent oversight. Unrestrained authority always leads to abuse. I've personally encountered police abuse repeatedly, and I'm one of the privileged.

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web_rant @webrant.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 11, 2024 at 18:06 UTC

Normalizing the persecution and execution of the innocent is a required tenet for the intimidation delivered by fascism.

To suppress the majority into minority control.

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Ron Pluth @ronpluth.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 11, 2024 at 16:50 UTC

But the death penalty is OK, because there are enough safeguards to ensure we always get it right.

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Emerald Lavigne, subsumed by despair @leftoidsadhu.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 11, 2024 at 21:55 UTC

The United States is not a civilized country.

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Ralf W @raflw.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 11, 2024 at 17:56 UTC

"Blood thirsty control freaks refuse to admit mistakes" is a helluva reason to murder an innocent man.

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MikeasaService @ultor.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 11, 2024 at 17:09 UTC

Rod Serling is never around when you really need him (and I have absolutely zero doubt about where he'd come down on this issue if he could).

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Karma's Dad @karmasdad.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 11, 2024 at 17:38 UTC

Republicans have blood lust. They'll bring back public executions if they can - hangings from cranes, beheadings, helicopter drops - they speak openly about their desire to kill other people who are not like them.

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K. P. Bara @shelloflight.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 11, 2024 at 17:15 UTC

Missouri attorneys general just love doing this en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_S...

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CJ the Awkward @awkwardleftycj.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 13, 2024 at 15:15 UTC

Holy shit I cannot comprehend the depth of depravity that is the “justice” system. This is pure evil.

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caramida (he/they) @caramida.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 11, 2024 at 16:51 UTC

Nobody: Missouri AG: Blackstone can get f*cked.

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𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐱 @leupp.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 11, 2024 at 16:54 UTC

Cruel, lazy men unwilling to ever revisit a single decision

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Wendell Albright @wendella.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 11, 2024 at 16:50 UTC

Got to kill a few people in the name of Christ, apparently.

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Malaclypse the Middle @malaclypse.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 11, 2024 at 17:05 UTC

"Mere factual innocence is no reason not to carry out a death sentence properly reached." - Anthony "Burning in Hell" Scalia

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Jen Ebbeler @jenebbeler.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 11, 2024 at 16:44 UTC

😳😣😭

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Tom Wrongbottom 🍦 @wrongbottom.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 11, 2024 at 17:14 UTC

Same as it ever was. www.pbs.org/video/frontl...

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