Trump says DoJ will ‘vigorously’ pursue death penalty after Biden commutations
Trump says DoJ will ‘vigorously’ pursue death penalty after Biden commutations
Trump can’t reverse commutations of 37 people but says US will be ‘Nation of Law and Order’ when he is inaugurated
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.
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What the fuck is Joe Biden's problem? "I need to save degenerate murderers from the death penalty because the death penalty is barbaric and uncivilized, and I need to give Israel more bombs to kill children." What kind of moral triangulation is this? Who is it for?
Remember, solving any problem while not solving every problem is a complete waste of time and it’s better to do nothing.
Are you mad at the right things?
What problem do you have with the idea that no one should murder anyone in cold blood? The death penalty doesn't even lower violent crime as you can see by comparing the US with Europe or even states inside of the US. (and yes, Biden is an hypocrite but doesn't excuse you being one too)
I think OP is asking for moral consistency.
Commuting sentences for people on death row is all well and good (yet it's problematic if you're still making exceptions within that cohort), but if you're enabling a genocidal campaign that includes bombing hospitals and starving children on the other hand it's kind of weird to find a consistent line in the thinking of this President.
The consistency lies in that America is his country and the bomb delivery is just a deal for money. America always sided with Israel regardless of what heinous crimes they commit.
I am not advocating for the death penalty. I am pointing out the moral absurdity of killing day old infants with their entire families and then pretending to act magnanimously towards convicted murderers. It either means that this has nothing to do with the sanctity of human life in Joe Biden's eyes or that he is a complete schizophrenic.
Biden's leaving office in a few weeks. I'm sure you'll apply this same unflinching demand for moral consistency to Trump.
You don't apply moral standards to your enemies, you just beat them. And you certainly don't accomodate them or adopt their policies.
What problem do you have with the idea that no one should murder anyone in cold blood?
what problem do YOU have with it, when oc points to hypocrisy regarding israel support?