Republican Governor Mike DeWine wants Ohio to abolish the death penalty, saying it is not a deterrent

https://apnews.com/article/death-penalty-ohio-dewine-6210d7fbcecde9fe88657a76521e90fe

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Unleaded8163@fedia.io · 34 pts · 57d (1 reply)

Dead prisoners make poor slaves.

My_IFAKs___gone@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 57d

But they might have valuable organs readily available for harvesting.

(Learned this from China's playbook).

Jaderick@lemmy.world · 22 pts · 57d (1 reply)

Broken clock.

ilinamorato@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 57d

If there were any sane Republicans, DeWine comes the closest, I think. The Overton Window has moved so far that a lot of MAGAts in Indiana call him a socialist.

dan1101@lemmy.world · 21 pts · 57d (2 replies)

Hmm he must have done something really really bad.

osaerisxero@kbin.melroy.org · 10 pts · 57d

100% trying to get it off the books before he gets found out

spacegoat@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 57d

Just some light treason.

blah3166@piefed.social · 16 pts · 57d (1 reply)

Can we at least agree, whether he's doing it for the right or wrong reasons, that this is a good thing and backed by research?

TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com · 9 pts · 57d

We agree, that this is a good thing.

tlekiteki@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 12 pts · 57d

Prison lobby