Justice Dept drafts "WH gun package" legislation expediting capital punishment for mass killings

[Miles Archer]

Seung Min Kim
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VP chief Marc Short tells reporters traveling with Pence that the Justice Department has drafted legislative language that would expedite capital punishment for those found guilty of mass killings — would be part of a WH gun package, via pooler
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[Hekate]

1. Oh nice. That will do Zero in terms of prevention.

[leftyladyfrommo]

2. Oh, that will work. Most if them get killed ar the

time.

[BeyondGeography]

3. They mostly kill themselves or get killed anyway

[hlthe2b]

4. Designed to make the sadistic Trump et al look tough & affording NOTHING

Most mass murderers plan to die in the attacks anyway.

Utter bullshit. Not to mention control over the process after a death sentence has been passed is all about the Judiciary not the Executive branch, including Barr and his corrupted DOJ.

[Historic NY]

5. Courts will run their course.

[Tom Rinaldo]

6. What percentage of mass killing shooters ever make it to trial?

It seems pretty clear that a fear of their own death does not deter mass shooters. By and large they are counting on it. If anything a certain life time prison sentence might be more of a deterrent than this.

[Sherman A1]

7. Yeah, that will make a difference.....

NOT!

[PSPS]

8. Yup. That will certainly bring the dead victims back to life.

[0rganism]

9. is this what the "law & order" bunch need to hear?

trot out someone else to punish in their minds since it will rarely happen in practice, something to blame other than their own sick little weapon habits, an authority figure to tell them how they are true Instruments of Justice.

[CrispyQ]

10. Won't make a difference & cult 45 will love the death penalty aspect of it.

Win-win for the GOP.

[TreasonousBastard]

11. I'm confused. Aren't most mass killings state crimes...

and Justice has nothing to say about them? Terrorism may be federal, but then they have to admit this is terrorism.

And, as others have said, these are mostly suicide attacks anyway. There are no real records of "suicide by cop" but everyone pretty much knows it happens.

Personally, I have always been against the death penalty and see no more reason to kill the killers than the killers saw to kill the victims. I would prefer to see them locked away in a mental health facility and studied to see what makes them tick.

[Vinca]

12. Wonderful. The solution is to kill some more. Praise Jesus.

[smirkymonkey]

13. Stupid. Most of these shooters plan to go out with a bang.

They want to or expect to die in their last act of revenge against society. The death penalty will not be a deterrent to people like this.

[madinmaryland]

16. That's right. They want to go out as a martyr.

[Paladin]

14. trump will just pardon such shooters, if Wayne LaPierre wants it that way. (nt)

[onecaliberal]

15. will Trump make sure there is a no white man clause. Oh wait...