Elizabeth Bruenig

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Elizabeth Bruenig @ebruenig

if you had knowledge of the extreme depravity of your own crimes and had reason to believe the authorities had such evidence in hand, it would make sense for you to plead guilty, too. convicts can oftentimes get certain concessions (such as death off the table) that way. — PolitiTweet.org

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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

@ebruenig "just seems right on a gut level" is also the most common justification for most moral principles. (In mo… https://t.co/C2885zYDDb

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yeah, as recently as 2002 in Louisiana if memory serves. however, SCOTUS knocked it down on appeal. they have ruled explicitly that the death penalty is disproportionate to any crime that does not result in the death of a victim or victims, including the rape of a child. — PolitiTweet.org

@ebruenig Have there been any instances of child molesters sentenced to death?

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