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South Carolina plans on using a firing squad this month, which was butchered last time a state attempted it. This is what North Carolina is contemplating with its new crime bill.

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…sustains it. Florida’s leaders insist that killing people and calling it justice somehow brings peace — that this relentless killing spree honors victims and heals families. It does not. It never has. It was a lie when it was told thirty years ago in this very case, and it remains a lie tonight.”

executions don't make communities safer or provide justice to a broken system of continuous violence. This bill is full of bad provisions, the Gov. said so himself (link). If we truly wanted to focus on crime & safety, we would look to solutions that are proven, not based in fear and vengeance. 4/4

These screenings have a history of ineffectiveness. This bill also paves the way to reestablish electrocution and gas as forms of execution - two methods that have botched execution cases in the past. Making it easier to perform executions by speeding up the process is inhumane... 3/4

This bill doesn't address the underlying issues that led to this legislation in the first place - that someone who needed proper services and had a history of crime was released multiple times w/o intervention. The only excuse in this bill is the creation of involuntary mental health screenings. 2/4