The guy who tried to assassinate FDR was executed in something like two weeks.
I am a little different when it comes to people who kill in the heat of anger. I don’t care if it is a cop, that is not first degree murder in the traditional sense.
This guy put six bullets in each police officer. He had to pull the trigger twelve times. That seems a bit more than “heat of anger” as you put it.
I agree. That’s why we only give out death for murder 1. This guy fit the crime, so he gets the needle.
That said, I predict that if Hillary is elected, besides Heller and Citizens United, you’re going to see the death penalty struck down on 8th amendment grounds. Doesn’t matter that we’ve been handing down death sentences from before the Constitution was ratified. It’s now living and breathing and has told there high court that it wants progressive power grabs.
Missed FDR and shot the mayor of Chicago instead and that was pretty quick. Didn’t mess around back then. Today the appeals would include him being denied milk and cookies when he was a kid which caused ...etc etc etc