Prosecutors will seek the death penalty for the white supremacist who killed 10 Black people at a Buffalo supermarket.

  • pinkdrunkenelephants@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    Because that person is dead which 100% guarantees they will never harm someone again. Whether it deters other people or not is irrelevant. We’re talking about him, this guy, and him alone.

    • starman2112@sh.itjust.works
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      10 months ago

      So it’s worth the false positive rate? Sacrificing one innocent out of every 20 executions is a good thing?