Elizabeth Bruenig

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Elizabeth Bruenig @ebruenig

Prosecutors can elect to pursue capital punishment in districts where it's legal, or they can elect not to do so. They don't owe anyone an explanation as to why one convicted murderer was sentenced to life and another very similar case resulted in death. It's their prerogative. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Feb. 18, 2021 Hibernated

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Elizabeth Bruenig @ebruenig

Objections from local communities — including Native American tribes, who've had quite enough of the federal government executing their members — don't matter. Or rather: They could matter. Prosecutorial discretion is another factor in the arbitrariness of capital punishment. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Feb. 18, 2021 Hibernated

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Elizabeth Bruenig @ebruenig

Then there's the problem of juries. SCOTUS has ruled that prosecutors can exclude people who object to the death penalty on juries in capital cases. This results in juries that are -- prior even to hearing the case -- "death-qualified," which turns out to be a curious sample. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Feb. 18, 2021 Hibernated