Washington State Just Abolished Its Death Penalty

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There will be no more state-sanctioned murders of possibly innocent and disproportionally black people in Washington State! According to the Seattle Times, the Washington State Supreme Court ruled today that "the death penalty violates its Constitution" because it's arbitrarily administered and racist.As of last year, we had 8 people on death row, according to the LA Times, but Gov. Inslee said he wouldn't execute them. As a result of today's ruling, they'll