Arizona Executes Prisoner, Ending 8 Year Hiatus

Published MAY 11 2022·Updated JAN 2 2023

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Image credit: Arizona Department of Corrections [via CBS News]

The Spin

Left narrative

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.

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Right narrative

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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