>But no forensic evidence linked Williams to the murder weapon or crime scene, and as local prosecutors have renounced his conviction, the victim’s family and several trial jurors also said they opposed his execution.
This is so unbelievably fucked up.
just_a_timetraveller on
Justice is broken in america
Ok_Breakfast4482 on
The pro-life party has a bizarre fetish with killing.
notcaffeinefree on
Man, they wasted no time in carrying that out after SCOTUS denied the stay request.
DrewZouk on
The Cult of Death claims another one. Fucking savages.
PigeonMelk on
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.
sailorbrendan on
It’s important in these moments to really sit with the ramifications.
The state isn’t just an external thing. It is a proxy. The state kills on behalf of the people. That’s the entire framework that underpins the system.
We killed him. Many of us didn’t want to. Many of us tried to plea on his behalf. Many of us voted against the people who ended up doing this.
But it’s still us. It is still the system that ostensibly represents us murdering someone on our behalf.
Which is why it’s so important that we make the system better. We owe a moral debt for this.
Available_Reason7795 on
Fuck Jim Crow!!
gearstars on
The death penalty is barbaric and needs to be completely abolished.
WedgeGameSucks on
These are the reasons why I don’t live in a red state. Fuck that
NorseYeti on
SCOTUS just murdered an innocent man. They should have their positions dissolved.
broden89 on
I have always been opposed to the death penalty, and this is one of the clearest reasons why.
john_the_quain on
I remember hearing phrases like “It is better that ten guilty persons escape than that one innocent suffer.” and really thought Serious People generally agreed with it. This is gross and heartbreaking.
SimTheWorld on
The State would rather kill an innocent man than admit the system is flawed…
SoundSageWisdom on
So the “pro life” 6 scotus justices are a joke
zatchstar on
Fuck EVERYONE involved in not allowing this appeal to be heard.
Every single one of them is accessory to state funded murder of an innocent.
troyf66 on
The same people that are pro-life are the same people that support killing brown people. That is the United States….The land of freedom….
i-dont-kneel on
So state sanctioned murder. Got it.
crowislanddive on
This is why the death penalty should be illegal. The government, under no circumstances should be putting its citizens to death for any reason.
energizernutter on
This is the third one recently. It makes me think Conservatives in power like killing innocent people
Ryumancer on
Fuck Missouri.
Stupid hick-ass state, man.
pleione82 on
I can’t wrap my head around why this wasn’t stopped.
JBoneLemonsGarrison on
Governor Mike Parsons is a murderer.
Carsharr on
Call it as it is. Mike Parson is a murderer. Faced with overwhelming evidence of a man’s innocence, and pressure from nearly everyone involved to free the man, Parson willfully disbanded the panel looking into the conviction in favor of putting a likely innocent man to death. This is state sponsored murder. This is a complete and total miscarriage of justice.
Calm-Interview5968 on
Republicans are the party of murder.
I’m not religious, but I hope there’s a heaven and hell so I can watch those motherfuckers burn.
spencerdiniz on
Yeah… Strange that people are “pro-life” when it comes to abortion, but no so much when it’s about the death penalty.
justa_hunch on
This legit makes me want to throw up.
Just imagine. You know you didn’t do anything. And you just have to sit. And wait, and watch everyone argue about whether to kill you or not. And watch the day inch closer. The heart hammering when you hear that people are fighting on your behalf. Then the depression hearing that it isn’t happening fast enough. The day of. The preparations. The final meal. And you hoping that, you know what, it’s 2024, this shit can’t happen anymore, we’re not that country anymore, someone will stop this before they do it.
Right? This actually CAN’T ACTUALLY happen, right?
Right?
Guys?
And then your last walk. Knowing you’ve done nothing wrong. Just sitting, waiting for justice to step up. And knowing you’re going to die.
For nothing.
Weeblifter on
This is your reminder that the governor of Missouri gave a pardon to Andy Reid’s son who had a DUI and which had a child in a coma for 11 days.
The-Curiosity-Rover on
Governor Mike Parson can go to hell. He murdered a man today just so he could appear “tough on crime”.
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I believe the correct term is “lynches”
>But no forensic evidence linked Williams to the murder weapon or crime scene, and as local prosecutors have renounced his conviction, the victim’s family and several trial jurors also said they opposed his execution.
This is so unbelievably fucked up.
Justice is broken in america
The pro-life party has a bizarre fetish with killing.
Man, they wasted no time in carrying that out after SCOTUS denied the stay request.
The Cult of Death claims another one. Fucking savages.
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.
It’s important in these moments to really sit with the ramifications.
The state isn’t just an external thing. It is a proxy. The state kills on behalf of the people. That’s the entire framework that underpins the system.
We killed him. Many of us didn’t want to. Many of us tried to plea on his behalf. Many of us voted against the people who ended up doing this.
But it’s still us. It is still the system that ostensibly represents us murdering someone on our behalf.
Which is why it’s so important that we make the system better. We owe a moral debt for this.
Fuck Jim Crow!!
The death penalty is barbaric and needs to be completely abolished.
These are the reasons why I don’t live in a red state. Fuck that
SCOTUS just murdered an innocent man. They should have their positions dissolved.
I have always been opposed to the death penalty, and this is one of the clearest reasons why.
I remember hearing phrases like “It is better that ten guilty persons escape than that one innocent suffer.” and really thought Serious People generally agreed with it. This is gross and heartbreaking.
The State would rather kill an innocent man than admit the system is flawed…
So the “pro life” 6 scotus justices are a joke
Fuck EVERYONE involved in not allowing this appeal to be heard.
Every single one of them is accessory to state funded murder of an innocent.
The same people that are pro-life are the same people that support killing brown people. That is the United States….The land of freedom….
So state sanctioned murder. Got it.
This is why the death penalty should be illegal. The government, under no circumstances should be putting its citizens to death for any reason.
This is the third one recently. It makes me think Conservatives in power like killing innocent people
Fuck Missouri.
Stupid hick-ass state, man.
I can’t wrap my head around why this wasn’t stopped.
Governor Mike Parsons is a murderer.
Call it as it is. Mike Parson is a murderer. Faced with overwhelming evidence of a man’s innocence, and pressure from nearly everyone involved to free the man, Parson willfully disbanded the panel looking into the conviction in favor of putting a likely innocent man to death. This is state sponsored murder. This is a complete and total miscarriage of justice.
Republicans are the party of murder.
I’m not religious, but I hope there’s a heaven and hell so I can watch those motherfuckers burn.
Yeah… Strange that people are “pro-life” when it comes to abortion, but no so much when it’s about the death penalty.
This legit makes me want to throw up.
Just imagine. You know you didn’t do anything. And you just have to sit. And wait, and watch everyone argue about whether to kill you or not. And watch the day inch closer. The heart hammering when you hear that people are fighting on your behalf. Then the depression hearing that it isn’t happening fast enough. The day of. The preparations. The final meal. And you hoping that, you know what, it’s 2024, this shit can’t happen anymore, we’re not that country anymore, someone will stop this before they do it.
Right? This actually CAN’T ACTUALLY happen, right?
Right?
Guys?
And then your last walk. Knowing you’ve done nothing wrong. Just sitting, waiting for justice to step up. And knowing you’re going to die.
For nothing.
This is your reminder that the governor of Missouri gave a pardon to Andy Reid’s son who had a DUI and which had a child in a coma for 11 days.
Governor Mike Parson can go to hell. He murdered a man today just so he could appear “tough on crime”.