- cross-posted to:
- globalnews
- cross-posted to:
- globalnews
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/993614
Archived version: https://archive.ph/tP8a6
Archived version: https://web.archive.org/web/20230803080501/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-66388484
The death penalty does not bring peace to victims or their families. You reopen old wounds every time the media talks about a new appeal or delay. With life in prison, they stay silent and forgotten.
This gets lost among all the other arguments: wrong conviction, costs, etc.