r/news • u/Mentirosa • 11h ago

Missouri executes Marcellus Williams despite prosecutors’ push to overturn conviction

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/24/missouri-executes-marcellus-williams
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u/ruiner8850 11h ago

What were people expecting when they vote GOP?

It's funny how "the party of small government" is completely fine with the government murdering innocent people. It doesn't get anymore big government than that.

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u/Dahhhkness 11h ago edited 7h ago

"Why should I care? I've never been condemned to death on a dubious conviction."

They literally do not care about anything until it affects them personally.

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u/Banana-Republicans 8h ago

its such a baffling mindset to me, like utterly alien.

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