Trump Rages at Biden for Wrecking His Plans for Executions: ‘Makes No Sense’
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Human rights experts praised Biden’s decision to commute death-row sentences—which baffled death penalty hawk Trump.

Summary

President Joe Biden commuted the sentences of 37 federal death row inmates to life without parole, sparing all but three convicted of high-profile mass killings.

Biden framed the decision as a moral stance against federal executions, citing his legal background and belief in the dignity of human life.

Donald Trump criticized the move as senseless, vowing to reinstate the death penalty.

Reactions were mixed: some victims’ families condemned Biden, while others supported his decision. Human rights groups praised it as a significant step against capital punishment.

  • Chef@sh.itjust.works
    111·
    3 days ago

    The State should not be allowed to punish someone by killing them. Capital punishment is merely revenge with the government acting as the hitman. There’s no way to prevent an innocent person from being accidentally murdered. And those 40 people are proof that it doesn’t act as an effective deterrent.

    It’s a barbaric practice and we need to end it.

    • Doom@ttrpg.network
      3·
      3 days ago

      99% of the time yes but the Hitler fact. Assad, Putin, etc. Actual large scale crimes against humanity

      • Coriza@lemmy.world
        1·
        3 days ago

        There is an adage that says “Hard cases make bad law”. In the end is a case of, what is preferred, let a guilt person go unpunished or punish an innocent person? I personally believe that it is never ok to punish an innocent person. And I think it is not even that extreme when we are talking about capital punishment or be “tough on crime”, it is more like, do um prefer to under punish some guilt people or over punish others including some innocents?

    • prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works
      1·
      3 days ago

      Yes and No.

      I agree completely in a fallible system these executions ought never exist.

      However creating a framework of rules with outcomes and holding all accountable to them is the most morally / ethically benign thing we do as humans.

      The state is the only ethical executor of these decisions.

      BUT the system is fallible and made up of fallible people and isn’t always steered for the moral / ethical and as such your last sentence is even more truthful than even you meant it.

      • deaf_fish@lemm.ee
        1·
        3 days ago

        I don’t think one should be executed if their moral framework doesn’t align with the laws created by the state.

        I understand why we can’t do this today, but I would much prefer the exile method to execution.