#USJusticeSystem #DeathPenalty

Just wondering how sick a MF has to be to think this is a good thing. We should be abolishing the death penalty!

Why executions by firing squad may be coming back in the US
https://apnews.com/article/death-penalty-executions-firing-squads-idaho-74803c0de8a50a512bdb52dae4974570

#usjusticesystem folks wondering how trumpf could get away with it for so long just look back at the #stevenavery case. A railroading where local govt commits a murder to avoid paying for a wrongful imprisonment. Our #criminaljusticesystem doesn't work unless the spotlight comes from the highest levels. #truecrime

And, on an equally relevant note, #BLM

Olayemi Olurin on twitter:
"There’s no such thing as a presumption of innocence in a country that uses cash bail to incarcerate poor people before they’ve had a trial or been convicted of a crime."

#ACAB #USJusticeSystem #PresumedInnocent

Worth reading Patrick Ball's "Violence in Blue"
https://granta.com/violence-in-blue/

Especially in the US but basically anywhere: do not talk to the police! Interesting that an opinion piece in the NY Times is saying the same thing; https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/25/opinion/alec-baldwin-rust-5th-amendment.html #ACAB #donttalktocops #donttalktothepolice #UsJusticeSystem #5thAmendment

#TuesdayColumn: As the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania overturns #BillCosby's sentence, the #USJusticeSystem declares that Bill won't be punished despite being a convicted #rapist. #JusticeFail #politics #writing

A Rapist's Free Pass:
https://wastedwordsweb.wordpress.com/2021/07/06/a-rapists-free-pass/