Elizabeth Bruenig @ebruenig
the odd thing about the "worst of the worst" argument is that it's not actually the most depraved killers who receive the lion's share of capital sentences — in the case of serial/spree killers, for instance, there's often a question of sanity, and they often plead guilty — PolitiTweet.org
QuixCap @QuixxxCap
@ebruenig "just seems right on a gut level" is also the most common justification for most moral principles. (In mo… https://t.co/C2885zYDDb