themeatbridge@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 3 months agoMissouri executes a man for the 1998 killing of a woman despite her family’s calls to spare his lifeapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square36fedilinkarrow-up1440arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up1436arrow-down1external-linkMissouri executes a man for the 1998 killing of a woman despite her family’s calls to spare his lifeapnews.comthemeatbridge@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 3 months agomessage-square36fedilinkfile-text
“Tonight, Missouri lynched another innocent Black man,” NAACP President Derrick Johnson said in a statement.
minus-squarethemeatbridge@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down2·3 months agoStraight from AP.
minus-squarealcoholicornlinkfedilinkarrow-up23arrow-down1·3 months agoYes, I’m criticizing the AP for not mentioning the man’s innocence or lack of evidence and non-recanted witness statements.
minus-squarethemeatbridge@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·3 months agoAgreed, the headline makes it sound like the family was being merciful despite his conviction. Nope, Missouri just lynched a man.
wtf is that headline?
Straight from AP.
Yes, I’m criticizing the AP for not mentioning the man’s innocence or lack of evidence and non-recanted witness statements.
Agreed, the headline makes it sound like the family was being merciful despite his conviction. Nope, Missouri just lynched a man.