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.

  • @harderian729
    -5•9 months ago

    even more innocent people.

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

    • @FooBarrington
      6•9 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
        -9•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
          4•9 months ago

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