Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution: “Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.”

https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article227489844.html

“He described meeting a wrongfully convicted man, Pete Pianezzi, who narrowly escaped death row and was later pardoned, and whose case was championed by Newsom’s father and grandfather… He cited the 164 people nationwide who have been freed from death row after they were found to be wrongfully convicted.”

It’s sad that we’re all so quick to pass judgment on others. We take what we find in the news and social media and automatically believe what we read. False accusations and wrongful convictions are REAL and can ruin innocent people’s lives.

In many states false accusations and wrongful convictions can still lead to the execution of innocent people in all our names. I applaud Gov. Newsom for taking a principled stand on this important issue. Hopefully it’s just a first step. I look forward to the day that the death penalty is abolished for good!