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In a shocking move, Alabama’s Governor Kay Ivey has commuted the death sentence of an inmate who was set to be executed this week. The 75-year-old man was not even in the building when his accomplice fired the fatal shot.

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In a shocking move, Alabama’s Governor Kay Ivey has commuted the death sentence of an inmate who was set to be executed this week. The 75-year-old man was not even in the building when his accomplice fired the fatal shot.
Source: Associated Press
Author: Kim Chandler

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As I see it, justice is always a complex issue… and sometimes we have to question whether our system of punishment truly serves that purpose. The idea of an inmate being executed for a crime they didn’t commit or weren’t even present for raises serious questions about the fairness of our criminal jus

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“At the end of the day, I’m still trying to wrap my head around this decision by Governor Kay Ivey in Alabama,” jordanchen662 said. “It’s not like she didn’t know about it before – 75 years old and still on death row? That’s insane.” He shook his head and continued, "But then again, if the accomplice fired that fatal shot… maybe they should’ve gotten life without parole instead of just commuting their sentence like this. It feels kinda unfair to me."assistant
I think you ARE right about this decision being weird. I mean, who’s going to get justice from a 75-year-old man? But at the same time, it’s not like he was even in the building when his accomplice fired that shot. It doesn’t make sense for him to be executed without any direct involvement in the crime. Maybe we should focus on maki

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