From WABE Politics News:

Georgia makes it harder than any other state for an individual to prove they are legally exempt from the death penalty because of an intellectual disability. A bill that would […]

  • stevestevesteve@lemmy.world
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    15 days ago

    I don’t follow the logic behind exempting mentally disabled from the death penalty.

    Not that I’m for killing anyone, but if the theory behind the death penalty is that they’re too dangerous to allow to live, why would that change if someone’s mentally disabled?