I’m very much against the death penalty. My state doesn’t have it anymore, and good riddance. However, those kinds of checks are necessary, if it absolutely must occur.

Press, and family of the inmate, if I recall.

I believe it’s very important that these executions are observed. If the state gets to operate with impunity and no witnesses, many of these states have shown they don’t have what it takes to act ethically with regards to the death penalty.

Every execution would be, “flawless”, with no witnesses to say otherwise. Many victims families most likely wouldn’t care either way, so it’s the rest of the publics duty to ensure that executions are conducted in the most humane manner possible.

Like the great warrior philosopher Wesley Snipes once said, “Some motherfuckers are always trying to ice skate uphill.”

I gave up on Reddit a few months back, but to say that Lemmy is as simple and intuitive as reddit just isn’t true. I only use Lemmy now, and it’s not very convenient, but I get the highlights from the news, which is all I really wanted.