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2025-06-09 11:34:09
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✍️ The Atlantic's July cover story, "Witness" by Elizabeth Bruenig, explores the themes of sin and redemption in America's death chambers, highlighting the emotional logic of capital punishment and the importance of forgiveness and mercy.
👉 Capital punishment operates according to an emotional logic
👉 Vengeance is elemental, but forgiveness and mercy are possible
👉 The author has witnessed five executions and formed relationships with prisoners
👉 Capital punishment is a flawed system that relies on judgment at every level
👉 Forgiveness and mercy are essential for personal and societal redemption
#ElizabethBruenig #PeterMendelsund #JeffreyGoldberg #Alabama #Indiana #politics
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