Only in America

[Sean Hayden]

He also apparently pulled a knife on somebody, which I’m judging by the vibe here isn’t something people believe should get a person killed.

I hate the thought of being stabbed. It’s an awful way to go. The thought of a loved one being stabbed —forget about it.

But there are worse things in life I guess. Like being a snitch, or cop —shudder!

Mum wants justice for son a year on from murder

The mother of a 17-year-old boy who was stabbed to death at a birthday party in north-west London has said she wants "justice for my son".
Claudyo Lafayette died on 14 July 2023 following a fight in the street on Granville Road, Kilburn. "I didn't just lose him that day, I lose him every day," his mother Yzakia Jauad said. A £20,000 reward has been offered by Crimestoppers as part of an appeal for information about his killing.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cxe2jedlz7po

More than a hundred people at the party and none of them will help.

[Svartalf]

Linda Sharpe, who identified herself as the cousin of the man killed, said she wanted answers. “He had a dog, he loved people and he loved animals,” she said.

Frump is not People and is worse than any animal

[Brian Peacock]

Another high school shooting America? Really? Is this the best you can do?

[pErvinalia]

The price of freedum!

[JimC]

A 14 year old boy was the shooter...

[Tero]

https://theonion.com/no-way-to-prevent- ... y-happens/

[Tero]

[Tero]

[Svartalf]

double foot in mouth there

[L'Emmerdeur]

double foot in mouth there

It can be seen that way but he's simply parroting the MAGA party line.

[Brian Peacock]

“I’m not systemically racist. I’m a new racist,” - under investigation, Detroit judge suspended on full pay.

[Svartalf]

double foot in mouth there

It can be seen that way but he's simply parroting the MAGA party line.

which is double foot in mouth to start with, times the number of parrots

[L'Emmerdeur]

I wouldn't gainsay that.

[Tero]

Nebraska has avoided school shootings so far. This one was probably a problem between two students, no mass shooting planned. But guns in schools is now a thing.
https://www.klkntv.com/15-year-old-stud ... gh-school/

[Brian Peacock]

Seems that the evidential burden for halting an executive is far higher than for the conviction and sentencing in South Carolina.

South Carolina executes first man in 13 years despite new evidence of innocence

South Carolina executed a man on death row on Friday, days after the key witness for the prosecution came forward to say he lied at trial and the state was putting to death an innocent man.

Khalil Divine Black Sun Allah, 46, was killed by lethal injection, pronounced dead at 6.55pm, according to the Associated Press, which was one of several media witnesses to the execution.

His lawyers had filed emergency motions for a delay this week, citing new testimony suggesting he was wrongfully convicted. But the state supreme court rejected the pleas and the state’s governor announced just before the execution that he would not be granting clemency.

...

Allah was convicted of the armed robbery and murder of convenience store cashier Irene Graves in November 1997. He was 19 at the time. Graves, a 41-year-old mother of three, was shot in the head during the robbery. Allah has long asserted his innocence.

Prosecutors had no forensic evidence connecting Allah to the shooting. Surveillance footage at the store showed two masked men with guns, but they were not identifiable.

The state’s case rested on testimony from Allah’s friend and co-defendant, Steven Golden, who was also charged in the robbery and murder. As their joint trial was beginning, Golden pleaded guilty to murder, armed robbery and criminal conspiracy and agreed to testify against Allah. Golden, who was 18 at the time of the robbery, said Allah shot Graves.

But on Wednesday, two days before the scheduled execution, Golden signed a bombshell affidavit recanting his testimony, saying Allah “is not the person who shot Irene Graves” and “was not present” during the robbery. Golden’s declaration said he was high when police questioned him days after the robbery, and that he was pressured into writing a statement blaming Allah.

“I substituted [Allah] for the person who was really with me,” he wrote, saying he concealed the identity of the “real shooter” out of fear that “his associates might kill me”. He did not identify this person.

Golden said he agreed to plead guilty and testify when prosecutors assured him he would not face the death penalty or a life sentence if he cooperated – a deal that was not disclosed to the jury...