themeatbridge@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 1 month agoMissouri executes a man for the 1998 killing of a woman despite her family’s calls to spare his lifeapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square36fedilinkarrow-up1461arrow-down16file-text
arrow-up1455arrow-down1external-linkMissouri executes a man for the 1998 killing of a woman despite her family’s calls to spare his lifeapnews.comthemeatbridge@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 1 month agomessage-square36fedilinkfile-text
“Tonight, Missouri lynched another innocent Black man,” NAACP President Derrick Johnson said in a statement.
minus-squarethemeatbridge@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down2·1 month agoStraight from AP.
minus-squarealcoholicorn@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up24arrow-down2·1 month agoYes, I’m criticizing the AP for not mentioning the man’s innocence or lack of evidence and non-recanted witness statements.
minus-squarethemeatbridge@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·1 month agoAgreed, the headline makes it sound like the family was being merciful despite his conviction. Nope, Missouri just lynched a man.
wtf is that headline?
Straight from AP.
Yes, I’m criticizing the AP for not mentioning the man’s innocence or lack of evidence and non-recanted witness statements.
Agreed, the headline makes it sound like the family was being merciful despite his conviction. Nope, Missouri just lynched a man.