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Trump Issues Executive Order Restoring Federal Death Penalty — And Seeks to Expand It (truthout.org)

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[–] octopus_ink@lemmy.ml 62 points 1 week ago (9 children)

Trump’s order also indicated that his Justice Department may seek to expand the use of the death penalty, so that it can apply to crimes beyond murder. The directive orders the U.S. attorney general to “pursue the death penalty for all crimes of a severity demanding its use.”

Like being trans? Or gay? Or Communist? Or Socialist? Or Democrat?

[–] knobbysideup@sh.itjust.works 25 points 1 week ago (4 children)

How about treason?

[–] ouRKaoS 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

How about multiple offenses?

I say once you rack up about 30 felonies, you're an incorrigible offender and a detriment to the rest of society.

[–] logging_strict@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

or met a highwaymen and instead of being robbed by traffic ticket decides to be Judge Dreed.

or just look at someone funny

or just be a random actor chosen to pretend to be the perp.

or it might be a Tuesday

or might have woken up cranky

or has domestic issues.

or just for the kicks

or received this list and decided to try one of each. And then go thru the list every day. And then get each of his friend to go thru it multiple times a day.

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