#BrandonBernard is dead because of prosecutors.
Prosecutors who lied to the jury and withheld evidence.
Prosecutors who sought a death sentence.
Prosecutors who wrote briefs on appeal arguing his trial was fair and his sentence was justified.
His blood is on their hands. 1/3
Prosecutors who lied to the jury and withheld evidence.
Prosecutors who sought a death sentence.
Prosecutors who wrote briefs on appeal arguing his trial was fair and his sentence was justified.
His blood is on their hands. 1/3
Prosecutors have always been complicit in propping up and perpetuating this system of mass incarceration that’s caused so much pain and trauma and irreparable harm.
We need to stop electing career prosecutors to be DAs... 2/3
We need to stop electing career prosecutors to be DAs... 2/3
...and start holding them accountable for these terrible wrongs.
There is no justice in a system that can take the life of someone like Brandon, while allowing the adults who prosecuted him to just say they’re sorry and move on. 3/3 https://www.indystar.com/story/opinion/2020/11/18/op-ed-brandon-bernard-execution-prosecutor-says-he-should-live/6329685002/
There is no justice in a system that can take the life of someone like Brandon, while allowing the adults who prosecuted him to just say they’re sorry and move on. 3/3 https://www.indystar.com/story/opinion/2020/11/18/op-ed-brandon-bernard-execution-prosecutor-says-he-should-live/6329685002/