Talk:George Stinney

message: As the title says. SavoyenCRO (talk) 14:15, 17 March 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: There has been no finding that it was a homicide. TJRC (talk) 17:36, 17 March 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: Capital punishment is by definition a homicide, just not murder. TheXuitts (talk) 10:22, 27 April 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: Execution is different to homicide and murder, which is why we have an entire different word for it. 2001:8003:2961:AD00:50FD:2CD8:8930:2A5B (talk) 08:04, 2 October 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Should say that he was murdered not executed 

message: I edited the infobox to indicate that the conviction and sentence were 'vacated";  reverted it with the comment "They’re synonymous here. Also corrected horrendous grammar". I disagree, but, per WP:BRD, a discussion is the way to go.
I think "vacated" is the correct word here; it's both accurate and precise, and "overturn" is neither.
First, it is accurate: that's what's used in the actual order:
*"This Court ... hereby vacates the judgment"; and
*"Based on the foregoing, I  hereby vacate the Defendant's conviction."
The word "overturn" is never used in Judge Mullen's order. The infobox should use the actual disposition set by the judge, not the paraphrase of an editor.
Second, "vacate" is more precise than "overturn". "Overturn" can be understood to mean either "vacate" (which simply un-does the judgment below, making it as if the judgment is no longer in effect); or "reverse", which means to actually find the opposite, which in this case would be a finding of factual innocence. But Judge Mullen expressly did not do that; she expressly cabined the order with the quoted phrase "not on the grounds that the judgment against him was wrong on the merits".
I don't see any benefit in using an imprecise and ambiguous word when we can use the word that has accurate and precise meaning and is, in fact, the actual order made by the judge.
I don't have any objection to using "overturned" in the body of the article, where it's used in conjunction with the precise "vacated", thereby removing any ambiguity. But in the infobox, and for that matter, the lede, neither of which have that additional context, the correct term should be used. 
As a side note, I don't understand the grammar objection: why is "Conviction overturned" and "(posthumously overturned)" thought to be correct, but "conviction vacated" and "(posthumously vacated)" thought to be "horrendous grammar"? TJRC (talk) 23:46, 29 June 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: Agreed. "vacate" normally indicates that the original judgement is no longer valid; "overturn" indicates that it was determined to be wrong. But if  really thinks they're synonyms, they won't mind if you revert back to "vacate". Ornilnas (talk) 02:33, 12 July 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Infobox: "vacated" or "overturned"? 

message: The law before and now
[1] The united states supreme court protects those who are below the age of 15 or younger for the death penalty
The death penalty has been going on since the early 1600s, one of the first documented executions was in 1634, a 16 year old boy was hung for having intercourse with a mare, a cow and goats. The youngest girl to be executed was 12 year old Native American Hannah Ocuish. She murdered a 6 year old white girl in 1786. The use of executing children under the age of 18 has been going on for many years
Montenegrok1127 (talk) 16:04, 9 May 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: While in the US, the latest person executed as a juvenile was Leonard Shockley in 1959, and the latest person executed for juvenile crimes was Scott Hain in 2003, other countries continue to execute minors, such as Zeinab Sekaanvand in 2018. 2001:56A:706E:1100:A556:9FDA:2BC3:EA2E (talk) 20:34, 5 July 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Laws changing over the year  

message: Use black American. The use of African insinuates they weren't slaves. African-American means a African person came to America and had American kids. Black Americans were stolen and don't have any connections with Africa or any of their people. 2603:3003:C86:4000:9CC5:9750:53FC:772C (talk) 18:47, 16 June 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: See Citizenship Clause. TJRC (talk) 20:57, 16 June 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  African american 

message: I am unable to add photos but can someone please add the photo in this article https://librarynews.northeastern.edu/?p=275797 and caption it “Stinney in 1940” It never said what year it was on the article, but I remember a different site I can’t find anymore saying it. 174.242.222.6 (talk) 15:03, 7 May 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  A new photo in the background info 

message: The name of Stinney's sister is spelled inconsistently throughout the article as "Aimé" and "Amie". Which is correct? Muzilon (talk) 12:39, 29 November 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sister's name