Summary
Trump vowed to direct the DOJ to “vigorously” pursue the death penalty for violent offenders after Joe Biden commuted the sentences of 37 federal death row inmates.
Biden’s decision, aimed at halting federal executions, drew mixed reactions: victims’ families expressed both support and anger, while death penalty opponents urged Biden to extend clemency further.
Trump criticized the commutations as undermining justice and pledged a return to “Law and Order” during his presidency, reigniting debate over capital punishment.
“Violent offender” includes “rapist of a 13 y.o. girl”?
We both know there’s gonna be separate standards for the in group (them) and the out group (all the rest of us). Hell, here’s an in group member who got 10 weekends in jail for that exact crime earlier this year. But, they’ll arrest us for providing food to people who need it. (Dayton 2024) (Houston 2023) The laws are already there in some cities, why not make it federal law and make the punishment severe.
Republicans have been trying to make being trans punishable by death for ages. The play usually involves two steps: the first is to brand trans people as sex offenders, and the second is to allow death sentences for sex offenses.
Florida tried to take it a step further by reducing the numbers of jurors in agreement for a death sentence from unanimous to 9. Usually they try to add something about trans kids to make it “child sex offenses” too.
Yes, but only when it’s not from the ruling class