"The death penalty is kept alive through unproven bluster and secrecy. The lie that it deters, the lie that it “brings closure,” the lie that it can be done competently and the lie that it even belongs in a justice system."
Countries that practice the death penalty rely on smoke, mirrors, and a web of contradictions to justify the cruelty of state-sanctioned killing. https://www.law360.ca/ca/articles/2537716/the-death-penalty-s-wizard-of-oz-problem
law360.caThe death penalty’s ‘Wizard of Oz’ problem - Law360 CanadaThe 1939 film adaptation of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz includes this famous scene.
