• xyzzy@lemmy.today
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    2 days ago

    The more people pay attention to the death penalty and the more they know about it, the less they like it.

    The death penalty is not reserved for the worst of the worst. It is shrouded in secrecy and imposed on people who are represented by bad lawyers and whose juries do not hear about factors that would mitigate the punishment.