>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 broken justice system.
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.
HeyTuesdayPigInAPoke on
More blood on the hands of republicans.
ejohn916 on
America is becoming a twisted caricature of a free and just nation!
Numbchicken on
This is so fucked up its actually stunning.
ParkerPoseyGuffman on
So many people have blood on their hands here
autotldr on
This is the best tl;dr I could make, [original](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/24/missouri-executes-marcellus-williams) reduced by 90%. (I’m a bot)
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> In January, Wesley Bell, the Democratic prosecuting attorney in St Louis who has championed criminal justice reforms, filed a motion to overturn Williams's conviction.
> "Ms Gayle's murderer left behind considerable physical evidence. None of that physical evidence can be tied to Mr Williams," his office wrote, adding: "New evidence suggests that Mr Williams is actually innocent." He also asserted that Williams's counsel at the time was ineffective.
> Bailey's office has also suggested that other evidence points to Williams's guilt, including testimony from a man who shared a cell with Williams and said he confessed, and testimony from a girlfriend who claimed she saw stolen items in Williams's car.
These are the reasons why I don’t live in a red state. Fuck that
HeftyTenders on
The governor of Missouri is a bona fide piece of human garbage for letting this happen when he had the power to stop it and save a life. What an absolute travesty of human dignity that asshole is.
NermDracul on
Beyond sad to hear they went through with it
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.
user_x9000 on
His fault for being black man in prison.
/S
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.
VossC2H6O on
@dumfk Green Leftists, this is why voting for the more liberal executive head is needed. They determine the Supreme Court. If Clinton was at the helm, this wouldn’t have happened.
SimTheWorld on
The State would rather kill an innocent man than admit the system is flawed…
sbn23487 on
Abolish the death penalty.
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….
kevonicus on
Pro-life Republicans love killing brown people.
kadrilan on
And there’s a killer out there who could be just a-walkin the earth. Yeah. Thats justice in Missouri. Kill anyone Black and never know who actually crimining and all on the taxpayer dime.
i-dont-kneel on
So state sanctioned murder. Got it.
First-Kangaroo5387 on
Fuck you, missouri
greenflyingdragon on
And this is the party that claims to be pro-life? They are anything but!
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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 broken justice system.
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.
More blood on the hands of republicans.
America is becoming a twisted caricature of a free and just nation!
This is so fucked up its actually stunning.
So many people have blood on their hands here
This is the best tl;dr I could make, [original](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/24/missouri-executes-marcellus-williams) reduced by 90%. (I’m a bot)
*****
> In January, Wesley Bell, the Democratic prosecuting attorney in St Louis who has championed criminal justice reforms, filed a motion to overturn Williams's conviction.
> "Ms Gayle's murderer left behind considerable physical evidence. None of that physical evidence can be tied to Mr Williams," his office wrote, adding: "New evidence suggests that Mr Williams is actually innocent." He also asserted that Williams's counsel at the time was ineffective.
> Bailey's office has also suggested that other evidence points to Williams's guilt, including testimony from a man who shared a cell with Williams and said he confessed, and testimony from a girlfriend who claimed she saw stolen items in Williams's car.
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These are the reasons why I don’t live in a red state. Fuck that
The governor of Missouri is a bona fide piece of human garbage for letting this happen when he had the power to stop it and save a life. What an absolute travesty of human dignity that asshole is.
Beyond sad to hear they went through with it
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.
His fault for being black man in prison.
/S
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.
@dumfk Green Leftists, this is why voting for the more liberal executive head is needed. They determine the Supreme Court. If Clinton was at the helm, this wouldn’t have happened.
The State would rather kill an innocent man than admit the system is flawed…
Abolish the death penalty.
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….
Pro-life Republicans love killing brown people.
And there’s a killer out there who could be just a-walkin the earth. Yeah. Thats justice in Missouri. Kill anyone Black and never know who actually crimining and all on the taxpayer dime.
So state sanctioned murder. Got it.
Fuck you, missouri
And this is the party that claims to be pro-life? They are anything but!