#anti death penalty

[brettdoesdiscourse]

A big argument with the pro death penalty crowd is, "well what about the people who actually are guilty?" And the answer is always, "well what about the people who are actually innocent?"

I would rather spare the lives of a 100 guilty people rather than execute 1 innocent person.

And functionally, the death penalty doesn't really do anything.

There's no evidence to suggest that states that have the death penalty see a decrease in crime, so it isn't a deterrent. The only thing it functionally does is attempt to make people feel better.

A life sentence will functionally accomplish the same thing a death penalty does, it will keep that person away from the public.

With life sentences, an innocent person has the opportunity to be found innocent and released. You can't bring an innocent person back to life if you find out after their execution that they're actually innocent.

*Stop tagging this post as pro life. I'm pro abortion, this post is pro abortion. If you like and/or reblog this post, you're pro abortion too*

#sidenote there's a bloodlust in the usa justice system that extends to citizens #but i don't know if yall are ready for that conversation yet #anti death penalty #anti capital punishment #capital punishment #death penalty #abolish prisons #abolish capital punishment #prison industrial complex #discourse #social discourse #brett does discourse

[cheerfullycatholic]

#ivan cantu #sister helen prejean #death penalty #anti death penalty #execution #upcoming execution #petition #texas

[omnist-angels]

It's ridiculous how many exceptions to "thou shall not kill" people can come up with.

#this was part of a big rant i had in my head this is the most breif if incomplete way of putting it #i want to tag christianity and judaism for organization but i dont want strangers on this post #quakerism #you guys get it #anti war #anti death penalty #negative #i need a tag for critique cause i mainly talk about things i do like in religion on here #pro peace #this is also about palestine but not about abortion #abortion is very personal never fun and basically the most everyday trolley problem #no ones gonna read these tags anyway #omnism #i just need to get this off my chest so i can sleep

[hussyknee]

"yes of course i'm for human rights! given the Really Bad People exception obviously. it's a moral duty to get rid of those. wym it doesn't work that way? why you arguing for Really Bad People rights? suspicious"

#i hate y'all so much ffs #ben affleck smoking.jpg #western leftists #white liberals #abolition #social justice #anti death penalty #knee of huss

[luminousfire]

In 2021, my grandfather was murdered. The state calls it manslaughter, but it was murder. Because I live in a death penalty state, I am more happy than not with that definition. I do not want his killers to die by the hand of the state or any hand at all. I have forgiven them.

I am a person with traumatic grief. It may even be classed as post traumatic stress when I go see a psychologist this month. Nevertheless, I am a staunch opposer of the death penalty.

As part of being a Christian, as well as a Quaker, I am called to forgive. Not a day goes by that I don't think about it. Not a day goes by that I don't forgive them all over again. I love them as my fellow man.

#progressive christianity #christian #death penalty #anti death penalty #quaker #quakerism #society of friends #prison abolition #abolish prisons #prison reform #tw death #cw death #tw murder #cw murder

[fleursdesmorts]

actually you can absolutely rightly argue with that. mob mentality is real and people's right to life should not be treated like something that can and should be revoked if just Enough people agree. this is how genocide happens, how LGBTQ people are allowed to be killed because of gay/trans panic, and so on.

#death penalty #anti death penalty #human rights are inalienable and this shouldnt change even for the very worst people

[autistichalsin]

There are, for the record, zero circumstances in which it is ethical for the death penalty to be carried out on any person, regardless of manner of execution, level of certainty of guilt, number or heinousness of crimes, repentance of perpetrator, or any other rationalizations

#anti death penalty #anti fascism

[mywingsareonwheels]

Sometimes taking doing even tiny bits of activism is just plain good self-care in a world like this, on top of the concrete help. And sometimes even just signing petitions, online etc., if enough people do it, does actually work.

So, um, yes. I'm trying to get into the habit of checking Amnesty International's website once every week or two and signing every petition/sending whatever form messages there are that I haven't already done. Mostly for the sake of being a tiny part of making the world better, but also for my own mental health.

Amnesty do good work. And they're experienced enough that they get a lot of successes. They're also not bad at keeping you well informed, and there is nothing quite like getting an email to say that that petition you signed six months ago worked and an activist or journalist or similar doing awesome stuff has been released from prison and can go home/something else good has happened.

So if any of you aren't doing that sort of thing and would like to start: here. :) https://www.amnesty.org/en/get-involved/take-action/

I also recommend Reprieve, who work against the death penalty worldwide and are GREAT, and even better at sharing the good news when they get a win than Amnesty are. This is the UK version here; there's also a US version (and I don't think you need to be in either country to do the signing things :) ). https://reprieve.org/uk/take-action/. And if you're an English football fan, and especially a fan of Newcastle United, please please sign this one if you can: https://secure.reprieve.org/page/133253/petition/.

#call to action #signal boost #amnesty international #reprieve #anti death penalty #petitions

[arataka-reigen]

Batfam fans have such a hard time not posting shit that could be easily interpreted as pro death penalty. I wonder if there is any thought process behind it or if criticizing Bruce's "no kill" rule is just fun enough that they don't think about their own words. I understand Gotham is a fucked up fictional city but sometimes you should be careful with the way you express yourself lest you start believing the death penalty is good irl

#i've seen two different posts today that made me very uncomfortable and the amount of notes on those was frankly undeserved #gi talks #dc #batfam #anti death penalty

[demonic-shadowlucifer]

idea: instead of sending people to unsanitary prisons where they'll slowly rot in a cell why don't we just create some sort of village and send all the criminals there. where they still have access to food water and medical supplies and they can also have access to mental health services if needed, as well as disability accommodations.

they'd still be allowed to contact family and friends (with some exceptions; say an ex-girlfriend doesn't want to have contact with her abuser whatsoever), and if they are a part of a certain religion/culture they'd still be allowed to practice certain traditions associated with said culture. and they wouldn't be forced to work; in fact they'd be given an option to go to work but it wouldn't be required.

there's probably a lot i'm missing but just a thought. if this doesn't exist already it should tbh. (OP is a minor. Don't be weird)

#prison abolition #anti prison #anti death penalty #ask to tag #if this already exists please tell me but if it doesn't it should

[brettdoesdiscourse]

The thing is I've heard countless defenses for the death penalty and not a single one has gotten me any closer to believing in it.

#anti death penalty #anti capital punishment #social discourse #discourse #brett does discourse

[magic-can]

Anthony Sanchez is set to executed for a crime he likely didn’t commit on September 21st - around four weeks from the time of making this post. If there is doubt about someone’s guilt, all of the evidence should be thoroughly examined and DNA testing should be done to definitively rule someone out or find the one responsible for the crime. Anthony isn’t being given that chance which is objectively unfair given the information that has since come to light.

#even if you support the death penalty you can agree that executing someone #when there is genuine doubt about their guilt and a demand to rexamine evidence is fucking evil #I think any even remotely normal person can agree with that #oklahoma #anthony sanchez #innocence project #action network #anti death penalty #death penalty #american politics #signal boost #boost

[cheerfullycatholic]

Alabama could soon begin using its newly constructed gas chamber to carry out what would be the first-ever execution using nitrogen hypoxia. Alabama's new gas chamber has never been tested and a new protocol for carrying out an execution using nitrogen hypoxia was released with extensive redactions.

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Members of the Jewish community who indicate so when they sign on to this petition are also adding their name to the following stand-alone statement: JEWISH COMMUNITY STATEMENT OPPOSING THE GAS CHAMBER Jewish tradition presents somewhat contradictory statements regarding the death penalty. While the Torah permits the death penalty, the Talmud, in Tractate Sanhedrin, imposes severe limits on capital punishment even where the crime is murder. Contemporary US laws do not meet the standards for fairness and accuracy as articulated in Jewish law. Today we are writing not about the death penalty as a whole, but about proposed forms of execution. Certainly there are members of Jewish communities in states using the gas chamber who support the death penalty in concept or in practice. However, we stand united in opposition to the introduction of the gas chamber as a form of execution. We do not suggest comparisons to the atrocities of Nazi Germany under which millions of our relatives were murdered, many by suffocation in sealed chambers. Still, we cannot imagine it possible that Jewish communities anywhere could stand by while prisoners are executed by the state in our names, using any variation of that mechanism. Therefore, the undersigned Rabbis, Cantors and other leaders the Jewish community call on you to reject the conduct of executions by suffocation in any sort of gas chamber anywhere in the United States.

#death penalty #anti death penalty #gas chamber #jewish community #judaism #petition #action network #death penalty action #alabama

[solarpunk-arcangelo]

The dehumanization of prisoners makes me sick to my stomach. I have no personal connection to this issue, and yet it hits me so hard in the heart. It riles me up when progressives won't stand for prisoners rights, when they have the least.

#prison abolition #anti death penalty #human rights

[varii-corvid]

Tw euthanasia, self harm, suicide. Skip if you are uncomfortable or in a bad mental place

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So Im transimmortal and want to transition to being immortal at some point. As a transhumanist I believe nonconsensual death should be abolished. That being said I also believe that people should have total choice over their own bodies and recognize the importance of medically assisted suicide for terminally ill patients. I believe as a society we should do everything in our power to reduce harm towards people with suicidal thoughts. I am an antideathist believe transhumanism could create conditions that would reduce suffering and reverse illness and make an immortal life enjoyable and tolerable, reducing the amount of desire for death overall. Being transhumanist means letting people choose to opt in to treatment, but it also means letting people opt out and refuse treatment at any time. Total bodily autonomy includes the right to self harm and there are ways of reducing suicidal mentality through self harming. I don't think euthanasia should be done impulsively but it might need to be done as a last resort for people.

#tw euthanasia #transhumanism #harm reduction #anti death penalty #immortality

[redd956]

I may frequently write about tragedy, violence, irony, and revenge. Villains perhaps meet horrible ends in my writing, ironic to their past actions. I'm against the death penalty still. What's I enjoy in my fiction doesn't reflect what I endorse IRL

#writing #anti death penalty #writing tragedy