A 14 Year Old Boy Executed For Murder:George Stinney

14-year-old boy executed for murder in 1944: George Stinney
After a 2.5-hour trial, he was sentenced to death by an all-white jury.
However, he was acquitted 70 years later.
Stinney was the youngest person to be executed by hanging in the United States.
Stinney was tried for the murder of two children aged 11 and 8 in 1944.
He was sentenced to death by an all-white jury without any concrete evidence.
The trial lasted only two hours.
His lawyer and family were not present at his trial.
When he was executed, a Bible had to be placed on his seat because he was not tall enough.
He was executed with irreparable inhuman treatment.
On 17 December 2014, 70 years after his death, when he was tried under the current legal system
He was acquitted in accordance with the principles of "benefit of the doubt" and "right to a fair trial".

[@peterali2127]

It’s called finding someone to blame for those murders

[@Sir_Parsley]

70 years too late!

[@paulthompson5968]

A very sad story!!!

[@HistoryBites80]

:(

[@alcoholicjoe6199]

This is why i'm against the death penalty ..

[@jeffreyhines2709]

Evil people do evil things

[@Jon-k8v]

Long after anyone in authority can be held accountable of course.

[@sammymanuel5609]

May those that did this be cursed.

[@HistoryBites80]

Amen..

[@vertisjohnson219]

What good did the aquittal do him?.......0

[@jeffbopko]

Just wrong

[@georgedemoulas4052]

Disgusting

[@jimvenegas8168]

He is home with our father Lord Jesus Christ

Çok acımasızca bir idam olmuş sanki 🤔

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OUUUUUCCCHHHHHH

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OMG