Elizabeth Bruenig

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Elizabeth Bruenig @ebruenig

they get them on the news reliving the worst experiences of their lives for viewers, who they hope will pressure the courts into carrying out the original sentence. so victims' families often end up being solicited over and over again for public rehearsals of their trauma — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Dec. 18, 2020 Hibernated

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Elizabeth Bruenig @ebruenig

so for the families of victims, it is not brief. the capital punishment process is very long -- years long -- by design, and often involves numerous appeals, stays, and delays. every time the defense gets a stay, the prosecutors go round up the families and get them on the news — PolitiTweet.org

@ebruenig how is that another good reason not to execute...? because it brings focused attention on the criminal for a brief time?

Posted Dec. 18, 2020 Hibernated

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Elizabeth Bruenig @ebruenig

i do it because i have a pretty high tolerance for horror and despair, due to stuff that's not worth mentioning. i'm just a visitor, these days, to extremely dark places — but some people live in those dark places, and it's my calling in life to walk with them there — PolitiTweet.org

@ebruenig Why do you do this to yourself? I haven't read your article because of the Times' paywall and other reaso… https://t.co/VQdMBawdpw

Posted Dec. 18, 2020 Hibernated