“The idea of execution promises catharsis. The reality of it delivers the opposite, a nauseating sense of shame.” Read Elizabeth Bruenig’s Op-ed in the New York Times about witnessing the execution of Alfred Bourgeois. The Man I Saw Them Kill.
Elizabeth Bruenig’s Op-ed – The Man I Saw Them Kill
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Posted by: DPF Blog
- Posted on: December 18, 2020
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