184
Trump says DoJ will ‘vigorously’ pursue death penalty after Biden commutations
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 25 Dec 2024
184 points (98.9% liked)
politics
19246 readers
2778 users here now
Welcome to the discussion of US Politics!
Rules:
- Post only links to articles, Title must fairly describe link contents. If your title differs from the site’s, it should only be to add context or be more descriptive. Do not post entire articles in the body or in the comments.
Links must be to the original source, not an aggregator like Google Amp, MSN, or Yahoo.
Example:
- Articles must be relevant to politics. Links must be to quality and original content. Articles should be worth reading. Clickbait, stub articles, and rehosted or stolen content are not allowed. Check your source for Reliability and Bias here.
- Be civil, No violations of TOS. It’s OK to say the subject of an article is behaving like a (pejorative, pejorative). It’s NOT OK to say another USER is (pejorative). Strong language is fine, just not directed at other members. Engage in good-faith and with respect! This includes accusing another user of being a bot or paid actor. Trolling is uncivil and is grounds for removal and/or a community ban.
- No memes, trolling, or low-effort comments. Reposts, misinformation, off-topic, trolling, or offensive. Similarly, if you see posts along these lines, do not engage. Report them, block them, and live a happier life than they do. We see too many slapfights that boil down to "Mom! He's bugging me!" and "I'm not touching you!" Going forward, slapfights will result in removed comments and temp bans to cool off.
- Vote based on comment quality, not agreement. This community aims to foster discussion; please reward people for putting effort into articulating their viewpoint, even if you disagree with it.
- No hate speech, slurs, celebrating death, advocating violence, or abusive language. This will result in a ban. Usernames containing racist, or inappropriate slurs will be banned without warning
We ask that the users report any comment or post that violate the rules, to use critical thinking when reading, posting or commenting. Users that post off-topic spam, advocate violence, have multiple comments or posts removed, weaponize reports or violate the code of conduct will be banned.
All posts and comments will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. This means that some content that violates the rules may be allowed, while other content that does not violate the rules may be removed. The moderators retain the right to remove any content and ban users.
That's all the rules!
Civic Links
• Congressional Awards Program
• Library of Congress Legislative Resources
• U.S. House of Representatives
Partnered Communities:
• News
founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
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.
https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/you-do-not-under-any-circumstances-gotta-hand-it-to-them
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 it, when oc points to hypocrisy regarding israel support?