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The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

A manacle hangs in the center of a red portrait, blood splattering off of it. Assistant Opinion Editor Jackson Shields believes that America's continued use of punishments like penal labor and the death penalty is evidence of a bloodthirsty system. (Jackson Shields | Northern Star)

For America, justice means blood

By Jackson Shields, Assistant Opinion Editor | November 14, 2024

An infernal machine rests in America’s heart, growling with power as its operators bark orders at technicians, cuffed and shackled, toiling away at its circuitry. Those that don’t drop dead of exhaustion are bound to be driven insane, unless they're...

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