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TikTok was now the judge, jury and executioner of what’s cute to wear.
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Sakshi Venkatraman, NBC News, 6 Oct. 2024
Despite the Atkins decision and Florida’s own law on the issue, death row prisoners claiming to be mentally disabled still face an obstacle of legalisms contrived to favor the executioner.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2024
The first electrocution in 1890 was botched when executioners struggled to regulate the electric chair, and caused William Kemmler’s hair and skin to burn, an effect repeated in executions as late as the 1990s, Denno wrote.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2024
The Past Hitler’s SS: How do ordinary people become sociopathic Nazis?
Were Hitler’s SS henchmen willing executioners fueled by racial propaganda or mindless servants vying for promotions?
—Big Think, 24 June 2024
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Sakshi Venkatraman, NBC News, 6 Oct. 2024
Despite the Atkins decision and Florida’s own law on the issue, death row prisoners claiming to be mentally disabled still face an obstacle of legalisms contrived to favor the executioner.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2024
The first electrocution in 1890 was botched when executioners struggled to regulate the electric chair, and caused William Kemmler’s hair and skin to burn, an effect repeated in executions as late as the 1990s, Denno wrote.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2024
The Past Hitler’s SS: How do ordinary people become sociopathic Nazis?
Were Hitler’s SS henchmen willing executioners fueled by racial propaganda or mindless servants vying for promotions?
—Big Think, 24 June 2024
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