The state killed Marcellus Williams tonight. There's not really anything pretty to say about this other than the moral corruption of the US bureaucracy is on full display.

#marcelluswilliams

#Missouri executes #MarcellusWilliams despite prosecutors’ objections

Marcellus Williams, who spent >2 decades on Missouri’s death row convicted of a 1998 murder that he says he did not commit, died by lethal injection Tues evening after a lengthy & complex effort to exonerate him based on #DNA testing issues.

Williams, 55, was pronounced dead at the Potosi Correctional Center in Mineral Point.

#law #SCOTUS #DeathPenalty
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/09/24/marcellus-williams-execution-missouri-faq/

The NAACP president has called on the Missouri governor to stop the September 24th scheduled execution of Marcellus Williams. You can help by taking 5 seconds to sign this Innocence Project petition.

https://innocenceproject.org/petitions/stop-the-execution-of-marcellus-williams-an-innocent-man/

#marcelluswilliams #NAACP #BlackMastodon #humanrights

Stop the Sept. 24 Execution of Marcellus Williams, an Innocent Man - Innocence Project

DNA evidence not available at the time of trial proves his innocence but has not been considered in court. Act today.

^{Innocence Project}

Just a few random thoughts...

1) The *prosecutor* is saying a condemned man is innocent - why isn't the DOJ intervening?

2) In the past, the authorities have waited until the last minute to stop the execution. I wonder why they do this.

3) Why did #marcelluswilliams lawyers take so long to make the case on his behalf?

4) The whole thing is so barbaric... we might as well be living in the Middle Ages.

#dueprocess #humanrights #civilrights

https://www.yahoo.com/news/missouri-prepares-execute-marcellus-williams-164742575.html