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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.
Human rights experts praised Biden’s decision to commute death-row sentences—which baffled death penalty hawk Trump.Sean Craig (The Daily Beast)
Even the most die-hard anti-death-penalty believer has their limits. It may take Hitler-level atrocities to get there, or maybe even worse. But everyone has their own line in the sand where even they will say "If there was ever a case in favor of the death penalty, this is that case." That line is in a completely different place for everybody.
It also makes it seem like he believes it’s his decision to decide who gets to live and that rubs me the wrong way.
Since the President has final pardon power, he actually does get to decide who gets to live. It's a power granted to him by the Constitution.
I'm confident. Granted, for some people that red line may require atrocities at or above Hitler levels. It may require atrocities that are comically unrealistic. But it's there. Put up someone who killed a proverbial busload of school children. If that isn't enough, two. "Yeah, I killed them all, and I raped them first, and I'll do the same again if I ever escape.". Someone's gonna say "Yeah, OK, stick the needle in his arm", just because they don't want to take the .000001% chance that he actually does escape.
An extreme example, yes, but I'm sure you get the idea. Everybody's got a breaking point.
You're completely missing the point and focusing on an individual. They're stating the moral purpose of a SOCIETY. As in the society shouldn't kill and it certainly shouldn't be ONE individuals decision for that murder to take place. YOU might have a redline/breaking point, but society wouldn't. It's why ONE person isn't the deciding factor on death, it's a societies moral choice to do that and uphold that.
You guys can pretend that EVERYONE has a breaking point, that doesn't mean you can't have a society that doesn't have the death penalty. I feel like these responses are just people trying to incite continued violence or justifying their own extremely vitriol need to kill those they deem less.
People can downvote you but aren't even thinking it out. Hitler right now is still a projected person for the far-right nazi movement and is brought up constantly. What if he had been imprisoned and actually got mental health care that doesn't really exist in most prison populations currently (globally that is). If you had a senior Hitler, with life imprisonment, painting fields of flowers with jewish and little blonde/blond kids running around, it would be a totally different outcome in this day and age.
To be possible though the prison system would need completely reworked. In our current system I don't think it would have the same outcome (since our system has a different purpose than rehabilitate currently). I also think people shouldn't be able to communicate as effectively with the outside world without extra censorship (that whole no harm to society thing, can still happen if they're voicing action or calls to violence, happens still currently.).
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.
Why do you need a source for a fundamental part of human nature? subjectivity
Google/Bing/DDG/Kagi the word...
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?
I think you're taking some vague statements and trying to proclaim a universal scientific truth out of it.
"Even the most die-hard anti-death-penalty believer has their limits."
I’d love a source for this.
fundamental part of human nature. Subjective: (Based on a given person's experience, understanding, and feelings; personal or individual.
(you mean, like the complete opposite of your statements can also be true?!)
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
So we have fundamental, ingrained states that you've declared to be unsourceable (scientifically) and is such a part of us that even bringing it up sounds like bad faith. Real "trust me bro, this is how it is" vibes with no clarity or justification.
Back in 2011, I bought Shantae: Risky’s Revenge for my iPhone.
Amazingly, it still works on modern iPhones and even has support for gamepads.
Not many iOS games from back then work nowadays, so it’s good this one still functions.
“Health insurance industry leaders leaned on the US Department of Justice to prosecute accused UnitedHealthcare CEO assassin Luigi Mangione” (It’s the NY Post, but nonetheless…) nypost.com/2024/12/20/u...
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Health insurance industry leaders leaned on the US Department of Justice to prosecute accused UnitedHealthcare CEO assassin Luigi Mangione.Joe Marino (New York Post)
Merry Christmas everyone! Here are some gingerbread trilobites!
#trilobites #fossils #gingerbread #Christmas #MerryChristmas
In record time Trump went from
"No one can buy groceries!!"
to
"Let's buy Greenland"
"and Panama"
"and Mexico"
"and Canada"
I bought this Gamesir G4-Pro gamepad a few years ago, and it’s been one of the best I’ve ever used.
You can connect it to PC, Switch, iOS, and Android. It works with USB-C, Bluetooth or a dongle.
The grips are nice and the buttons have travel.
Oh, and there’s a built-in vice for mobile devices.
India's action looks like we have modelled terrorist activities so well, we are able to steer them not to attack us.
It's not Allah, it's our mathematicians who are their God's now.
Since October 2023, NBC’s Meet the Press, ABC’s This Week, and CNN’s State of the Union have not featured a single Palestinian guest.The Nation
People have started gathering in prayer and are visiting mass graves in Indonesia’s Aceh province to mark 20 years since the massive Indian Ocean tsunami, one of modern history’s worst natural disasters. A powerful 9.REZA SAIFULLAH (AP News)
A British-based war monitor said clashes between Islamists who took over Syria and supporters of ousted President Bashar Assad’s government have killed six Islamic fighters and wounded others.SALLY ABOU ALJOUD (AP News)
Is that a practical question looking for a real solution right now or is more of a philosophical question?
If the latter:
Tech should be approachable by teaching users and add safeguards, not by dumbing things down to a degree users stay dumb. Options should be easy to find, preview what they do, and always offer to restore defaults. A desktop for extreme beginners may even adopt an idea from gaming and have them do a tutorial section first. It may even double as a wizard of which accessibility features to enable for elderly users.
Video of the rescue operation is available on telegram: https://t.me/newsvideofa/3115
#Gaza #SaveGaza #StopIsrael #SaveTheChildren
#palestine #Israel #Politics #Genocide #PeaceNow #StopTheWar #CeasefireNow
One of the three he didn't pardon was Dylann Roof. I thought they fried his ass already, had no idea he was still alive.
I did wonder why the three that weren't spared were left to die.. and I still kinda do.
Also I'm kinda surprised Trump didn't pardon Dylann Roof.
I guess, continued explanations of why the politics are failing in America. Average citizen, "ok he pardoned more than his son, great. Oh he believes in the dignity of human life (strange way to put it but ok). He decided to leave 3 to die? Umm ok."
It's the same shtick with the "build back america greater" infrastructure bill. It all sounds great for the media till you actually scrutinize it. "Oh you're wanting to spend how much on highspeed rail? Great! Oh, it's all going to a shady company that has the countries worse rail record and has been lining everyone's pockets financially but running a deficit since operation? umm ok?"