Comments on: Execution & Innocence

By: Albert

Albert — Mon, 09 Dec 2024 19:58:18 +0000

I agree with the comments given by my classmates here, and I also want to say that these justifications for this cruel and unusual punishment are a loophole that fosters a sort of racism that is genocidal. For example, as we have learned of the War on Drugs during the Nixon administration, there were excuses to convict more POC of using drugs that threw them into prisons at an alarming rate, and now with more POC being targeted with the death penalty, it is hard to think that these effects aren’t linked in some way.

By: CL

CL — Fri, 06 Dec 2024 18:25:32 +0000

Wow my jaw is on the floor. The amount of detail that you go into about the process of a death penalty via lethal injection is so gut wrenching and thank you for sharing it!! If this is what can happen to people, specifically within a system fueled by racism, we should know what those people are going through. Why would it be morally okay to subject people to that yet most American citizens have no idea what actually occurs. You are so smart for writing this the way that you did thank you for sharing!

By: Savannah

Savannah — Wed, 23 Oct 2024 19:48:02 +0000

This article brings up such an important point rarely discussed in the death penalty discourse. If our justice system is racially biased, could the legalization of treatments like lethal injections lead to more people of color being punished in cruel and unusual ways? It was eye-opening to read your thoughts on the matter, and I really appreciated your examples! I imagine this was probably hard research to conduct, so thank you for being bold enough to explore a challenging topic.