Anchorage Daily News Article RatingMissouri executes Brian Dorsey despite pleas from 70 prison guards
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-34% Medium Liberal
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35% ReliableFair
- Policy Leaning
-38% Medium Liberal
- Politician Portrayal
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The A.I. bias rating includes policy and politician portrayal leanings based on the author’s tone found in the article using machine learning. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral.
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| "I have peace in my heart, in large part because of you." | Positive | 44% Conservative |
| "Three years before the crime, the American Bar Association wrote that counsel in death penalty cases should be fully compensated at a rate that is commensurate with the provision of high quality legal representation and reflects the extraordinary responsibilities inherent in death penalty representation." | Negative | -6% Liberal |
| "Missouri State Public Defender acknowledges the prevalence of unconstitutional and ineffective assistance of counsel in death penalty flat fee cases, she wrote." | Negative | -14% Liberal |
| "Because of Mr. Dorsey's unsurpassed record on Missouri's death row, this case presents the best vehicle for the Court to take up this question, his attorneys wrote.Parson, the governor, wrote in a Monday news release that the execution would provide closure." | Positive | 16% Conservative |
| "He wrote that Dorsey has achieved the highest levels of respect and confidence from staffers in the prison.- A group of more than 70 corrections staff members at the prison wrote a letter to Parson in which they said they are usually in favor of the death penalty but are in agreement that the death penalty is not the appropriate punishment for Brian Dorsey, according to a court filing." | Negative | -8% Liberal |
| "The pain Dorsey brought to others can never be rectified, but carrying out Dorsey's sentence according to Missouri law and the Court's order will deliver justice and provide closure, Parson said.- Upon hearing the nation's highest court would not consider saving Dorsey's life, his attorney Kirk Henderson said: Executing Brian Dorsey is a pointless cruelty, an exercise of the State's power that serves no legitimate penological purpose. ..." | Negative | -12% Liberal |
| "Dorsey, 52, had been held at Potosi Correctional Center in Washington County, Mo.Missouri Gov. Mike Parson (R) denied a separate plea for clemency this week, supported by more than 70 correctional officers." | Negative | -22% Liberal |
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Contributing sentiments towards policy:
72% : "I have peace in my heart, in large part because of you.47% : Three years before the crime, the American Bar Association wrote that "counsel in death penalty cases should be fully compensated at a rate that is commensurate with the provision of high quality legal representation and reflects the extraordinary responsibilities inherent in death penalty representation.
43% : "Missouri State Public Defender acknowledges the prevalence of unconstitutional and ineffective assistance of counsel in death penalty flat fee cases," she wrote.
*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.