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branwen

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5y9x6zrkrro

Iwao Hakamada, who has been on death row for more than half a century, was found guilty in 1968 of killing his boss, the man’s wife and their two teenage children.

He was recently granted a retrial amid suspicions that investigators may have planted evidence that led to his conviction for quadruple murder.

More than half a century spent on death row has taken a heavy toll on Hakamada's mental health, though, meaning he was unfit to attend the hearing where his acquittal was finally handed down.

JFC

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Kimmo in reply to @branwen

Our 'justice' systems are anything but.

Imagine people demanded that whole angle of managing society to be reformulated in light of the last century or so of science...

How fucking obvious does it have to be before the penal system is seen as the vast net detriment it actually is? Are people really that fearful and easily turned against each other?

Why is it so hard for us to see who we really need to turn against?

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Muc-ed-off in reply to @Kimmo

Why is it so hard for us to see who we really need to turn against?

In the purely hypothetical scenario where this were the case, perhaps it’s due to the nearly all-encompassing degree of influence and control that those have over the systems that would allow people to think critically instead of merely reacting?

Sheeple. We’re all sheeple.
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itsbruce in reply to @Kimmo

Why is it so hard for us to see who we really need to turn against?

Going from "Let's reform society and the justice system to be more rational and humane" to "Let's be clear about the people we need to hate and attack" in one short post suggests a certain lack of reflection.

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