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The Spectacular Assassination of Nathaniel Woods
Assassinate: 1. to kill someone by sudden or secret attack often for political reasons or to injure or destroy unexpectedly and treacherously. text We can be almost sure that there is someone in America’s past who has been wrongfully executed. The law is not infallible. But Nathaniel Woods’ case is different. The state of Alabama…
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Lakeith Smith Gets 65 Years for Death of 16-Year-Old Killed by Police
Much has been made of the fact that a black teenager laughed openly in court before being sentenced to 65 years in prison. But the brutal truth of it is that this kid embodies the tragedy of criminal justice in America today, certainly no laughing matter to those destroyed by it. In early March, Lakeith…