Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoOklahoma prepares to execute man for 2001 double slaying despite self-defense claimwww.nbcnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up144arrow-down12
arrow-up142arrow-down1external-linkOklahoma prepares to execute man for 2001 double slaying despite self-defense claimwww.nbcnews.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square14fedilink
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down3·1 year agoTo me, it doesn’t matter to me how clear it is. The state should not have powers that include life and death over its citizenry, no matter how heinous the crime. That’s a step toward fascism and the U.S. is taking way too many of those steps.
minus-squareMotoAsh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoYes, that’s why I said I still wouldn’t trust any government to do it correctly.
To me, it doesn’t matter to me how clear it is. The state should not have powers that include life and death over its citizenry, no matter how heinous the crime. That’s a step toward fascism and the U.S. is taking way too many of those steps.
Yes, that’s why I said I still wouldn’t trust any government to do it correctly.