GuyFawkes@midwest.social to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agoAs Trump seeks death penalty in DC, Bondi says administration also wants it across the countrywww.cnn.comexternal-linkmessage-square21linkfedilinkarrow-up158arrow-down12file-textcross-posted to: news@lemmy.worldprogressivepolitics@lemmy.worldglobalnews@lemmy.zipusa@midwest.socialusa@lemmy.mlArmedDemocrats@midwest.socialusa@lemmy.ml
arrow-up156arrow-down1external-linkAs Trump seeks death penalty in DC, Bondi says administration also wants it across the countrywww.cnn.comGuyFawkes@midwest.social to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square21linkfedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: news@lemmy.worldprogressivepolitics@lemmy.worldglobalnews@lemmy.zipusa@midwest.socialusa@lemmy.mlArmedDemocrats@midwest.socialusa@lemmy.ml
Crossposted from https://midwest.social/post/36018372 Mark my words, they’re going to use this to “legally” eliminate any opposition.
minus-squareGhostalmedia@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up30arrow-down2·6 days agoThe death penalty is more expensive, it occasionally kills wrongly convicted people, and there is no credible evidence that shows it deters crime. I’d rather spend that tax money on potholes. This is dumb.
minus-squarefloofloof@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up24·6 days agoIt’s cruel though, and killing people makes small men feel big.
minus-squarepilferjinx@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·6 days agoI can see this being morphed into immediate executions against dissidents or undesirables.
minus-squareFreshParsnip@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2·5 days agoWell he’s already willing to execute suspected drug smugglers without trial
minus-squareGuyFawkes@midwest.socialOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·5 days agoI think everything you listed are features, not bugs, to this regime.
minus-squarecrandlecan@mander.xyzcakelinkfedilinkarrow-up6·6 days agoSometimes? About 50% of executions were of innocent people
minus-squareCorkyskog@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 days agoIt only is more expensive because of the appeals process… Something tells me this administration won’t give them rights.
The death penalty is more expensive, it occasionally kills wrongly convicted people, and there is no credible evidence that shows it deters crime.
I’d rather spend that tax money on potholes. This is dumb.
It’s cruel though, and killing people makes small men feel big.
I can see this being morphed into immediate executions against dissidents or undesirables.
Bingo.
Well he’s already willing to execute suspected drug smugglers without trial
I think everything you listed are features, not bugs, to this regime.
Sometimes? About 50% of executions were of innocent people
It only is more expensive because of the appeals process… Something tells me this administration won’t give them rights.