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Led By Fools

#Racism at its worst: Would #Trump do this in 2025? I think he would.

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In the 20th century, the youngest person #executed in the United States was George Stinney Jr. At just 14 years old, he was executed in the electric chair. From the day of his trial until his execution, the young man held a Bible in his hands, constantly proclaiming his innocence.

Stinney was charged with murdering two white girls. One victim was 11-year-old Betty and the other was 7-year-old Mary. Their bodies were found near their own homes. During the trial, all the jurors were white and the proceedings lasted only two hours. Just 10 minutes into the trial, the death sentence was handed down. Stinney's parents were threatened with death and were not allowed to give their son any comfort in the courtroom. They were subsequently forced to leave their town.

George Stinney spent 81 days in prison before his death and was never allowed to see his parents during that time. He was held in solitary confinement about 50 miles from his hometown. His execution was carried out by applying 5,380 volts of electricity.

Seventy years after his death, a South Carolina judge has proven George Stinney innocent. The two girls had been killed by a beam weighing more than 40 pounds, which would have been impossible for 14-year-old Stinney to lift, let alone use to inflict lethal blows. The entire case against him was fabricated, and Stinney was targeted simply because he was black.

This tragic story later inspired Stephen King to write his novel "The Green Mile." It is often said that people in the past were more humane, but that is a blatant lie. People were cruel then, just as they are now. The only difference is that before, cruelty was hidden, whereas now it is exposed for everyone to see.

14 year old George Stinney being led to the execution chamber
#cruel#unusual#punishment
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Sepia Fan

‘The #prison system is insanely broken’: a #climate activist on his experience in #jail

The entire apparatus is executed with maximum emphasis on #punishment and a superficial mention of #rehabilitation. It is absolutely no wonder that re-offending rates are so high when those leaving prison are in a worse way than when they came in.

And whatever stability people had in their lives before prison, whether it’s housing or employment, is ripped away when you step inside …

theguardian.com/environment/20

The Guardian · ‘The prison system is insanely broken’: a climate activist on his experience in jailBy Guardian staff reporter
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WordofTheHour

#punishment : any pain, suffering, or loss inflicted on a person because of a crime or offense

- French: punition

- German: die Strafe

- Italian: punizione

- Portuguese: punição

- Spanish: castigo

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WIST Quotations

A quotation from Thoreau

I wish my countrymen to consider, that whatever the human law may be, neither an individual nor a nation can ever commit the least act of injustice against the obscurest individual, without having to pay the penalty for it. A government which deliberately enacts injustice, and persists in it, will at length even become the laughing-stock of the world.

Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) American philosopher and writer
Speech (1854-07-04), “Slavery in Massachusetts,” Anti-Slavery Celebration, Framingham, Massachusetts

Sourcing, notes: wist.info/thoreau-henry-david/…

#quote#quotes#quotation
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Nonilex

“He got away with it. So he expects, reasonably, that he can do it again.”

#Trump & his allies are using their drive to slash the size of the federal work force to break the bonds of #restraint. To do so, they are deploying a strategy of #intimidation, #punishment & #coercion. They have silenced #watchdog agencies, discharged prosecutors, forced resignations & dismissed government officials whose job it was to maintain #ethical standards.

#felon47#law#DOJ
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RaymondPierreL3

@camwilson
Polies wouldn’t be airing those crazy policies if the electorate was against those proposals. Political parties use ‘#crime & #punishment’ as a #election platform because they know there are votes in them.

That’s what happens when the public is subjected to piss poor #journalism and don’t bother digging deeper. Wake up Australia and piss #corporatemedia out the door. Subscribe to independent #news media and take a look at what’s really going on.

/i said, getting off my soapbox.

#auspol
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