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Gov. Jeff Landry signed into law Tuesday a bill allowing executions by nitrogen gas and electrocution, opening the door for Louisiana to revive capital punishment 14 years after it last used its death chamber.

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[–] [email protected] 58 points 8 months ago
[–] [email protected] 53 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Republicans just can't not kill people

[–] [email protected] 10 points 8 months ago (1 children)

And they call themselves prolife!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

they are pro-birth

and pro-death

they are not pro-life

[–] [email protected] 19 points 8 months ago

Remember: the cruelty is the point. No amount of logical argument about the uselessness of executions for deterring crime, or about how often innocent people are convicted of serious crimes or especially appeals to basic human mercy will sway a dedicated conservative from their desire to inflict suffering on those they deem lesser than themselves.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 8 months ago

These fuckers are evil. I fucking hate them.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 8 months ago

KILLING PEOPLE is called being PRO LIFE!

[–] [email protected] 11 points 8 months ago

FYI: Louisiana's electric chair is/was named "Gruesome Gertie.". I believe it is in a museum at the state penitentiary at Angola.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 months ago

Abolish capital punishment.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I love how that woman trots out her son's photo like victims of crime should have any input whatsoever as to what justice is dispensed.

Law is supposed to be reason, free of passion.

How is a victim going to help with that?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

How else will he get real life updoots? /s