Trump: "I am also directing the Department of Justice to propose legislation ensuring that..."

[Miles Archer]

Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump

Today, I am also directing the Department of Justice to propose legislation ensuring that those who commit hate crimes and mass murders face the DEATH PENALTY - and that this capital punishment be delivered quickly, decisively, and without years of needless delay.

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Tony Posnanski
@tonyposnanski
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@realDonaldTrump

Or you could support gun control but do what is already happening, asshole.

NostraDonny
@Nostradonny
Replying to
@realDonaldTrump

[superpatriotman]

1. If the death penalty was a deterrent

As the myth that guns are a deterrent, the U.S. would be the safest country in the world.

[underpants]

2. Toledo thanks you

[Ohiogal]

3. Isn't that already the law?

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

4. The death penalty has never deterred criminal behavior.

States that have the death penalty generally have higher crime rates than states that don't. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/does-the-death-penalty-re_b_13362760

[Wellstone ruled]

13. All it did was

pacify the Religious Zealots and the Nationalist.

[True Blue American]

5. Cuomo

Was just on asking Trump to sign an executive Order, declare an emergency on guns. He signs one for everything else.

[malaise]

9. Cuomo was very good

I was pleasantly surprised

[True Blue American]

16. So was I.:)

Trump is not having a very good week and it is only Monday.

Nation in Crisis is on tonight, but I can not find the channel. Anyone know?

[malaise]

17. You can't find M$NBComcast?

DUers will post a link for you - I don't have one

[True Blue American]

20. Yes, but I was

Not sure what station it was on. But thanks.

[malaise]

21. Rachel is co-hosting n/t

[True Blue American]

23. OK

Will DVR!

[Shrike47]

6. None of that nasty due process!

And the death penalty is a deterrent to a suicidal mass shooter? Who knew? It seems tome they are rarely apprehended alive.

[elleng]

7. 'Without years of needless delay.'

Sorry, buster, you don't control DUE PROCESS of LAW.

[John Fante]

8. Most of these mass shooters die at the scene.

Some (like Adam Lanza, Stephen Paddock, etc) prefer to take their own lives over being captured.

The death penalty is a weak-as-shit attempt at a deterrent as you're going to get. Fuck Trump.

[True Blue American]

18. Praise for the Dayton Policeman who went in a hail

Of gunfire and shot him dead! Officers were wounded,too.

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

10. Making laws is the job of Congress.

Not the President. Go back to 11th grade civics class Donnie......

[HAB911]

11. With me as judge, OR

with no trial at all

[CatMor]

12. Next he will announce that ...

he will personally do the executions in public.

[NightWatcher]

14. Delaydue process.

[ExciteBike66]

15. You guys have this all wrong...

Trump is instituting the death penalty for the VICTIMS, not the shooters! His only other choice was gun control...

[gratuitous]

19. Like he called for the death penalty for the Central Park 5?

We could have had five more corpses to add to the tally while the actual perpetrator went free and unpunished. Trump really doesn't do self-awareness very well, does he?

[Runningdawg]

22. Coming soon - legislation making protesting or speaking against him a hate crime.