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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Tue Jan 9, 2018, 12:03 PM Jan 2018

Sessions heightens use of death penalty at Justice Department

BY JOHN BOWDEN - 01/09/18 10:39 AM EST

Attorney General Jeff Sessions will seek the death penalty for at least two murder cases in what top Justice Department officials are calling the first signs of a new heightened usage of the practice under a Trump administration.

In a decision Monday, the Justice Department announced it will seek the death penalty for Billy Arnold, a Detroit man charged with killing two rival gang members. Sessions also announced in December that the agency would seek the death penalty for Jarvis Wayne Madison, who is accused of fatally shooting his wife.

Sessions believes the death penalty is a "valuable tool in the belt," a Justice Department official told The Wall Street Journal, who noted that Sessions will likely continue to expand the practice.

The sentence is not only a deterrent, the official added, but also “punishment for the most heinous crimes prohibited under federal law.”

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http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/368076-sessions-heightens-use-of-death-penalty-at-justice-department

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Sessions heightens use of death penalty at Justice Department (Original Post) DonViejo Jan 2018 OP
Little man's complex - Sessions has it bad. CrispyQ Jan 2018 #1
"...punishment for the most heinous crimes prohibited under federal law." Treason? -nt CrispyQ Jan 2018 #2
Amazing that so much evil can fit in such a Phoenix61 Jan 2018 #3
Christian values. nt. NCTraveler Jan 2018 #4
Aren't these state crimes? marylandblue Jan 2018 #5
No mercuryblues Jan 2018 #6
I hate that evil little troll. smirkymonkey Jan 2018 #7
To a degree, I agree ... GeorgeGist Jan 2018 #8

CrispyQ

(36,224 posts)
1. Little man's complex - Sessions has it bad.
Tue Jan 9, 2018, 12:13 PM
Jan 2018

What a mean little asshole.

Smug. The entire party is smug. They lied, cheated, & stole their way into power & they are so goddamned fucking proud of themselves. They are going to inflict as much pain and misery as they can.

mercuryblues

(14,491 posts)
6. No
Tue Jan 9, 2018, 02:00 PM
Jan 2018

Arnold's charges are part of drug trafficking, RICO act, racketeering, conspiracy and host of other charges.

Madison drove from Indiana, kidnapped his wife in Florida and her body was found in TN. and he was arrested in Kentucky.

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