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U.S. state executes man despite conviction doubts (www.rawstory.com)

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Two men on death row in the United States were executed Tuesday, including a Black man convicted of murder who had maintained his innocence and drawn support from civil rights groups.

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[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago

This is how people get radicalized.

Then again, at least in the states in question, that’s probably part of the intent. Doing authoritarian shit in the name of “safety” is way easier when you have a bogeyman, regardless of whether or not you yourself had a pivotal role in the creation of said bogeyman.