Clarence Dixon Executed in Arizona Despite Backlash Over His Mental Illness
NewsweekSEP 2022
While Dixon was by no means innocent, he was a vulnerable schizophrenic who couldn't even grasp the reason for his execution. Capital punishment is purportedly about delivering justice and upholding the law, but, in reality, it's an unspoken scale where some lives matter more than others.
Although the judge found that Dixon suffered from schizophrenia, he also found him to have been rational and competent enough to understand the severity of his abhorrent crime. Capital punishment brings closure to families and friends of victims like Bowdoin and ensures real justice is achieved.
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