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A Little Bit of This and That's avatar

This is inhumane torture. I have no words except to wonder why we as Alabamians accept such barbarity.

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Beth Shelburne's avatar

This is absolutely grotesque and we should do everything in our power to stop this madness. Thank you, dear Lee, for being the one who accepts this assignment every time. Please take care of your self.

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Boomerwaffen's avatar

Burning someone alive over $200 is even more grotesque

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Ange's avatar

Those justices should be forced to watch every single one. They're beyond corrupt.

Did you know? A few current Supreme Court justices were involved in the 2000 Bush v. Gore election dispute:

Amy Coney Barrett – Legal advisor to Bush’s campaign during the Florida recount.

Brett Kavanaugh – Also advised Bush’s campaign on the recount.

John Roberts – Helped with legal efforts supporting Bush before becoming Chief Justice.

Clarence Thomas – On the Court and voted with the majority to halt the Florida recount, effectively giving Bush the presidency.

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Ryan's avatar

What a loss — both in the life of Ant, a bright light and organizer of those the state would have swept under the rug, and in the wound to our shared humanity. Wishing comfort, love, and support to Ant’s comrades, family and friends, the brave Rev. Hood, and to you Lee. It’s on the rest of us to carry Hope’s dream forward.

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Melissa's avatar

The whole time reading this I felt like I couldn’t breathe. It’s visceral how cruel and depraved it is. I don’t understand.

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Boomerwaffen's avatar

Imagine how the person he burned alive over $200 felt!

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George's avatar

Mr. BOYD did not do anything different when he killed that man,Than the US government does when it supports the Rich to the point where it's willing to starve people with these rising costs by eliminating or substantially cutting Food stamp support.

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Melissa's avatar

I think there’s something deeply wrong with you if you’re advocating for literal torture.

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Psalm91 under his wing's avatar

I simply could not imagine that we allow this! But after watching the Alabama Solution last night I realize the solution is to clean house of these so called leaders we have within this state. After seeing the pictures of the man Steven whom was killed from the trauma he sustained to his head from the corrections officers. It was sick. And his mom held a picture infront of a group of politicians and they were emotionless. The insanity these people endure is not in any form “corrections” ! There’s no way you come out of that better or corrected. If you come out at all. But knowing the man that died tonight was sentenced to death based on a plea deal given to another man is unacceptable. One man saved his own butt to condemn another to death. And who knows what they threatened the one that took the plea with. It’s clear that this state is full of cruel, sick, sad people. My grandparents were both murdered in the 80s so I well understand the pain of the victims. But what about the pain of the innocent that are wrongly convicted. I would have to see concrete dna evidence and even then would question that. Ultimately, I would rather continue never knowing who killed them than to think another mans life whom was innocent was wrongly taken. Because God knows. It’s not something I worry about because I would never want to live with the “what if” when I have a savior that knows and “he will” serve justice! I just wonder if these leaders understand that justice may not be served to them in this life but they will not escape having to one day stand before our Heavenly Father and give an account of their actions. They should have greater respect of humans and for their positions of power. Because those positions today will mean nothing in the end.

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Jimmywuster's avatar

Got what he deserved, and too bad it wasnt a painful execution, let this serve as an example to future murderers.

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George's avatar

That why we have heaven and hell , NO one who kills and that includes these Barbaric idiots, will escape Burning in HELL !!!! Have mercy for IDIOTS!!!!

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D. Denell Gibson's avatar

RIP Anthony Boyd🙏🏾

Suffocation as a form of “textbook execution” should be a violation of the eight amendment.

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Chuck's avatar

If you have been sentenced to death, then you should die in the same manner as your victim/victims!! Boyd should have been burned to death just like his victim!

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Damon A. Smith's avatar

This is horrible!

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Kelly Sexton's avatar

Boyd could have chosen lethal injection method instead of the nitrogen method. It was his choice. Yes he suffered about as long as the man he and his friends duct taped to a bench, poured gasoline on and then lit on fire until he burned to death. I live in Alabama and the facts are clear. He at least lived many years longer than the man he tortured to death.

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Frank filippelli's avatar

First World country??

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Tony's avatar

Seems pretty obvious this was premeditated. That does make sense — these retards use capital punishment not just to kill, but to torture while they’re at it.

Alabama is a demented shithole that wouldn’t even qualify for the designation “third world country”, were it one.

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