Democrat’s move prevents these people from executions under future governors after Christa Pike’s failed execution

Democrat’s move prevents these people from executions under future governors, after Christa Pike’s failed execution

Gavin Newsom, California’s governor, has commuted the death sentences of more than 500 people on the state’s death row on Thursday, a move that ensures they can never be executed under future administrations.

The Democrat’s mass commutation at the end of his term has converted all of the state’s death sentences to life without the possibility of parole, the largest clearing of any US death row in modern history.

The move comes after the failed execution of Christa Pike in Tennessee sparked global outrage and renewed calls for a nationwide pause on capital punishment.

  • krashmo@lemmy.world
    14·
    2 days ago

    It depends on what you mean. We should execute Trump, most of the high ranking officials in his administration, and all billionaires. I’d probably agree with anything else you said about the death penalty though.

        • Sarah Valentine@pawb.social
          12·
          2 days ago

          I disagree and that opinion is just as valid as yours

          No, it isn’t. Worldviews have consequences. The consequences of what you’re espousing are an increase in murders and victims of murders, as well as a glorification of violence and death. Your worldview reinforces public bloodlust and disincentivizes rehabilitation. It gives credence to a broken system that’s constantly hurting the innocent while enabling (not just ignoring but enabling) the guilty.

          Instead of crowing about how valid everyone else should think your opinion is, try having an opinion that’s more than a thin justification for state sanctioned murder.

          • krashmo@lemmy.world
            21·
            2 days ago

            None of what you just said invalidates my opinion. It’s just you expounding on your own opinion.

            • Sarah Valentine@pawb.social
              11·
              2 days ago

              Instead of crowing about how valid everyone else should think your opinion is, try having an opinion that’s more than a thin justification for state sanctioned murder.

              • krashmo@lemmy.world
                2·
                2 days ago

                I don’t care if you agree with my opinion. I’ve spent zero time trying to convince you of anything. All I’m saying is that you’re presenting your own subjective opinion as if it is objective fact and that simply isn’t true

    • stoy@lemmy.zipEnglish
      11·
      2 days ago

      Nope, we should not execute Trump, while he absolutely deserve to die, and I’ll already have plans to celebrate when he is dead, we should not do the killing.

      There are several reasons for this:

      1. The state should never be in the business of killing it’s own citizens, never no matter how terrible the person is.
      2. It would turn him into a martyr and give his people a powerful symbol to rally behind, this will still happen regardless of how he dies, but actively killing him would make it way, way worse.
      3. It would be too easy of a punishment, it is far harsher for a person to be put in a prison like ADX Florence, and have to live in complete isolation than just killing him.