Conservatives Dispute 'Lynching' Tag After Execution Of Marcellus Williams

As we pointed out last week . . . 

There was a tragic disregard for the victim of a horrific & deadly stabbing in the death penalty case that led to a conviction. Yes, Felicia Gayle's family opposed the death penalty but they didn't ever agree that the convicted murderer was innocent.

Moreover . . .

DNA doubt was falsely reported as exoneration. 

What's worse is that most of the agenda driving commentary sought a political aim and didn't really care much about the facts of the case . . . Here's a reading suggestion from our blog community . . .

“The Death of Marcellus Williams Proves Justice in America Is a Myth,” writes HuffPost opinion editor Stephen A. Crockett Jr. That inflammatory headline captures the prevailing narrative that led up to and persisted after Marcellus Williams’s execution last week, a narrative designed to further erode whatever precarious trust remains in our judicial system.

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . . Hint, a couple of reloads brings the story up without the paywall . .  .

No, Marcellus Williams Was Not 'Lynched' | National Review

Williams was executed by the state of Missouri for brutally stabbing a young woman to death.