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.

  • @FooBarrington
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    49 months ago

    It is not possible to do it cheaper without murdering even more innocent people. That should be unacceptable for anyone with halfway decent morals.

    • @harderian729
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      even more innocent people.

      How many innocent people get the death penalty in the US?

      • @FooBarrington
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        69 months ago

        Since the 70s, 1584 people have been executed, of which at least 197 have later been exonerated. So a cool 10%. How high would you like it to go to save money?

        • @harderian729
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          9 months ago

          Thanks for those statistics.

          It’d be better if those people died in prison. We shouldn’t remove imprisonment just because some people are going to be wrongfully-convicted.

          • @FooBarrington
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            49 months ago

            I’ll ask you again - how many more innocents would you murder to save some money?