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.

  • Infynis@midwest.socialEnglish
    89·
    1 day ago

    Even the most die-hard anti-death-penalty believer has their limits.

    I’d love a source for this. Personally, I don’t think we should be in the business of killing defenseless people in any context.

    • douglasg14b@lemmy.world
      85·
      1 day ago

      Why do you need a source for a fundamental part of human nature? subjectivity

      Google/Bing/DDG/Kagi the word…

      • Determinism@kbin.earth
        2·
        20 hours ago

        Because people like to make claims about human nature that simply aren’t generally true. Rather than recognizing the way complex circumstances can shape human feelings and behaviors, I frequently see people break it down into simple platitudes like “humans are lazy, greedy, etc”, rather than recognizing complex realities like the way power erodes empathy.

        • douglasg14b@lemmy.world
          2·
          12 hours ago

          Isn’t that my precise point but more words?

          Humans are complex. Different people will have different values and we’ll have different lines. This is fundamental to the individualistic nature of people.

          Asking for a source on something ingrained in our everyday lives is almost a bad faith statement. That’s like asking for a source on every piece of casual conversation just to shut it down.

          Do you really need a source that tells you that different people have different values and weigh the problems around them differently?

        • douglasg14b@lemmy.world
          2·
          12 hours ago

          How does it? Subjectivity is defined by the same things that cause a variance in values and differences in weights placed on problems of others.

          Which is exactly what I’m talking about. Humans are complex we all have differing values.