The death penalty is the very definition of “cruel and unusual” punishment. Abolish it. https://t.co/c86jLM9tU2
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) December 10, 2020
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Brandon Bernard is scheduled to be executed on Thursday for his role in the murders of two youth ministers in 1999, when he was 18, despite efforts to win him clemency by supporters, including Kim Kardashian West. https://t.co/0mQ9h5q0zW
— The New York Times (@nytimes) December 10, 2020
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Brandon Bernard was executed by the federal government on Thursday at the Federal Correctional Center in Indiana, according to a reporthttps://t.co/jDAPx8UiGO
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) December 11, 2020
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The death penalty is inhumane. No country should be killing its citizens. Rest in Peace Brandon Bernard.
— DSA 🌹 (@DemSocialists) December 11, 2020
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Our government killed Brandon Bernard tonight.
— ACLU (@ACLU) December 11, 2020
Brandon mattered. The death penalty only perpetuates a cycle of trauma. We have to end it once and for all.