I’m being pedantic this week over a touchy subject.
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Weekend Update 260
Your regular weekend update on my life.
The Ultimate Injustice of The Death Penalty
No executed person has ever committed another crime—but no wrongfully executed person has ever been brought back to life. That’s the problem with the death penalty: you can free the innocent from prison, but you can’t open the grave once the state gets it wrong.
DIY Evidence Kits: Solution Or Risk In Sexual Assault Cases?
I’ve been thinking about the DIY rape kits by Leda Health and the challenges survivors face with evidence collection. While states push back, the real issue is the lack of trained professionals. On the writing front, ‘Ghost’ is progressing well.
The Moral and Legal Failures of the Death Penalty
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.