Alabama has executed a man by nitrogen gas for helping to burn a man alive in 1993 over a drug debt. Anthony Boyd was pronounced dead Thursday evening at William C.
32 years ago he murdered someone who owed him $200 for drugs.
I just wanted to spell that out. Every detail is ridiculous. Don’t even get me started on opinions regarding the death penalty. Was he a serial killer? No. Has he been a danger to others in prison all these years? Doubt it. 32 years ago is a long time. Everything is ridiculous.
My brother was murdered for stealing cash and drugs from a drug dealer. It was in the 2010’s and totaled about $1000. So maybe a little more than this even factoring for inflation. The killer got off due to some complications with the PA and two very partial juror. 11/12 guilty votes in 2 trials, and both times one guy who refused to vote guilty based on the race of the killer and the race of my brother.
I put this out there because this case hits very close to home. No one in my family ever even hoped for the death penalty. There is no reason to eye-for-an-eye here. Even if cruelty is the point, it’s crueler to make them miss the rest of their potential life. For me, there is always the possibility it’s the wrong guy, and if so, they should have no limit on how long they spend trying to prove their innocence.
There is no place for the death penalty in today’s world.
32 years ago he murdered someone who owed him $200 for drugs.
I just wanted to spell that out. Every detail is ridiculous. Don’t even get me started on opinions regarding the death penalty. Was he a serial killer? No. Has he been a danger to others in prison all these years? Doubt it. 32 years ago is a long time. Everything is ridiculous.
My brother was murdered for stealing cash and drugs from a drug dealer. It was in the 2010’s and totaled about $1000. So maybe a little more than this even factoring for inflation. The killer got off due to some complications with the PA and two very partial juror. 11/12 guilty votes in 2 trials, and both times one guy who refused to vote guilty based on the race of the killer and the race of my brother.
I put this out there because this case hits very close to home. No one in my family ever even hoped for the death penalty. There is no reason to eye-for-an-eye here. Even if cruelty is the point, it’s crueler to make them miss the rest of their potential life. For me, there is always the possibility it’s the wrong guy, and if so, they should have no limit on how long they spend trying to prove their innocence.
There is no place for the death penalty in today’s world.
He lit them on fire.
And he was black. They can’t lynch any more, so they do this.
Jesus Christ, he bound a person and burned them alive. Over $200. Nothing about that screams able to be rehabilitated.
So is killing someone over $200
I’m not trying to justify the death. I just agree every detail is ridiculous and you skipped that one
Yeah, definitely an ESH situation.