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The US regime just executed another innocent black man. (innocenceproject.org)
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https://innocenceproject.org/cases/marcellus-williams/

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[โ€“] NotAnotherLemmyUser@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

Misleading title, this was a Missouri State case, not a federal one.

That being said, there are way too many innocent people getting killed for crimes they did not commit.

The only purpose of the death penalty is revenge. It has no place in a modern society.

[โ€“] dessalines@lemmy.ml 11 points 2 weeks ago

Both the death penalty, and a system of slave labor camps, are allowed at the federal level:

  • The US currently operates a system of slave labor camps, including at least 54 prison farms involved in agricultural slave labor. Outside of agricultural slavery, Federal Prison Industries operates a multi-billion dollar industry with ~ 52 prison factories , where prisoners produce furniture, clothing, circuit boards, products for the military, computer aided design services, call center support for private companies. 1, 2, 3
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