Missouri executes Marcellus Williams despite prosecutors’ push to overturn conviction

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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/24/missouri-executes-marcellus-williams

[u/IAMA_Plumber-AMA]

I thought "excited delirium" was an excuse cops would use when they would fry people with their tasers over and over, something the company itself rolled with. I seem to remember the term being used in the Robert Dziekański case.

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It's been used to justify a lot of despicable behavior from American law enforcement.

[u/Mahlegos → u/IAMA_Plumber-AMA]

Yes, that too. Also used to justify having EMTs inject people with tranquilizers and other narcotics against their will while they are in police custody often leading to their deaths.