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South Carolina executes first man in 13 years despite new evidence of innocence (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 2 months ago by jeffw to c/criminaljustice

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[–] arin 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

How are they vengeful against an innocent? This is just a systemic failure and all involved needs to be audited.

[–] themeatbridge 4 points 2 months ago

Vengeance is an inherently selfish act. It's about making yourself feel better by taking your anger out on someone else. It's easier to take vengeance when the target of your anger is guilty, but people are pretty good at transferring their feelings of sadness and rage onto any target they can fix upon.