Who is Marcellus Williams: Execution in Missouri despite evidence of innocence
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Who is Marcellus Williams: Execution in Missouri despite evidence of innocence
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#2> Even the victim’s family believes life without parole is the appropriate sentence
That is odd, if there is no evidence that links him to the crime why not argue to let him go? Is that just from a desire to have someone punished, no matter who it is.
Re: Who is Marcellus Williams: Execution in Missouri despite evidence of innocence
#3> Even the victim’s family believes life without parole is the appropriate sentence That is odd, if there is no evidence that links him to the crime why not argue to let him go? Is that just from a desire to have someone punished, no matter who it is.
Grief is a powerful thing.
Re: Who is Marcellus Williams: Execution in Missouri despite evidence of innocence
#4It doesn't say in the article, but he was executed last night :(
Re: Who is Marcellus Williams: Execution in Missouri despite evidence of innocence
#5The prosecutor who wanted to pardon him was not the original prosecutor, but a recent progressive elected one. The original prosecutor still believes he is guilty. Furthermore it is highly suspect that he was caught selling the laptop stolen from her house and the story about how he came into it is implausible.
People who are willing to commit murder are often sociopaths and pathological liars. It isn’t surprising he would maintain his innocence for years.
That said we shouldn’t execute him, there’s enough doubt to make it possible he didn’t do it and executing an innocent man is horrendous. And IMO we should eliminate the death penalty anyway.
But regardless, I still find the weight of evidence much stronger in favor of guilt over innocence.
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#6Marcellus Williams was executed yesterday, Tuesday. https://apnews.com/article/missouri-execution-marcellus-will...
Re: Who is Marcellus Williams: Execution in Missouri despite evidence of innocence
#7> Even the victim’s family believes life without parole is the appropriate sentence That is odd, if there is no evidence that links him to the crime why not argue to let him go? Is that just from a desire to have someone punished, no matter who it is.
Unfortunately the victims or their relatives are not really the best suited to determine the appropriate punishment. These things are too subjective.
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#8There is no place for the death penalty in a civilized country!
Re: Who is Marcellus Williams: Execution in Missouri despite evidence of innocence
#9The prosecutor who wanted to pardon him was not the original prosecutor, but a recent progressive elected one. The original prosecutor still believes he is guilty. Furthermore it is highly suspect that he was caught selling the laptop stolen from her house and the story about how he came into it is implausible. People who are willing to commit murder are often sociopaths and pathological liars. It isn’t surprising he…
>People who are willing to commit murder are often sociopaths and pathological liars
Only 27% of them apparently[0], so even murderers are still more likely to not be a psychopath.
[0] https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S135917891...
Re: Who is Marcellus Williams: Execution in Missouri despite evidence of innocence
#10The prosecutor who wanted to pardon him was not the original prosecutor, but a recent progressive elected one. The original prosecutor still believes he is guilty. Furthermore it is highly suspect that he was caught selling the laptop stolen from her house and the story about how he came into it is implausible. People who are willing to commit murder are often sociopaths and pathological liars. It isn’t surprising he…
> Furthermore it is highly suspect that he was caught selling the laptop stolen from her house and the story about how he came into it is implausible.
Things like “the State destroyed or corrupted the evidence that could conclusively prove his innocence and the available DNA and other forensic crime-scene evidence does not match him” should at the very least make everyone pause and reconsider the course of action. I am not familiar with the case so I don’t have an opinion on whether he is guilty or not, but this is not a way of running a justice system.
In any case, yes, the death penalty is a barbaric anachronism in a liberal society.