Five states executed prisoners last week, including the 1600th person since 1976. While the crimes were horrific, the question remains: should society decide who deserves to die? With wrongful convictions, uneven sentencing, and flawed science, the death penalty raises serious concerns about fairness, morality, and the risk of killing innocent people.
Law & Order
Innocent Man Exonerated After False Accusations During Satanic Panic Era
In this week’s update, read about Melvin Quinney’s exoneration from false accusations of sexual assault and murder, compensation for wrongful imprisonment, and the limitations of exonerees’ reintegration. Alongside that, I talk about updates on weather, car repairs, and the use of AI in blogging.
Wrongfully Convicted: What Happens After Freedom?
After society locks someone in a cage for seven or ten or fifteen years, how does that person reintegrate into society?
First and Last Political Post This Year
My first and last political post for the 2016 election season. Vote No on Oklahoma State Question 776.
When Is A Dog Not A Dog?
My home town made national news recently over the disposition of one of their K9 officers.