Posted on 09/08/2025 9:18:59 AM PDT by Olog-hai
President Donald Trump wants to bring the death penalty back to Washington for those convicted of murder amid his crime crackdown in the District — even though capital punishment has been outlawed there for decades.
While Washington, D.C.’s Superior Court that handles local trial matters is barred from utilizing the death penalty, and any changes at that level likely would require intervention from the D.C. City Council or Congress, the death penalty is legal at the federal level.
As a result, Trump would seek to capitalize on capital punishment in Washington for those convicted of federal crimes, according to Matthew Cavedon, the director of the Cato Institute’s Project on Criminal Justice. […]
Trump laid out his plans to revive the death penalty in Washington during an August Cabinet meeting while discussing efforts to drive down crime in the nation’s capital. Trump has dispatched hundreds of D.C. National Guard troops to combat crime in Washington — resulting in more than 1,600 arrests since Aug. 11.
“If somebody kills somebody in the capital, Washington, D.C., we’re going to be seeking the death penalty,” Trump told reporters during an August Cabinet meeting. “And that’s a very strong preventative. And everybody that’s heard it agrees with it. I don’t know if we’re ready for it in this country, but we have it.… We have no choice.” …
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I say he should go for it!
I hope he does restore it in Washington. I’ve heard that area has been crime ridden for quite a long time.
If restored, special measures will be needed to protect the identities of every person involved in making the execution possible.
Libs and Uniparty’s will be doing whatever they can to find out and reveal the identities of all Death Penalty personell. We see it now with ICe Agents being doxxed and unmasked. Something very dangerous to do.
DC has capital punishment. It’s carried out at the street level.
Trump is trying to do too much through executive orders. He should also ask Congress to do a complete revamp of the DC codes of criminal law and procedure, including trial venue reform.
Trump is trying to do too much through executive orders. He should also ask Congress to do a complete revamp of the DC codes of criminal law and procedure, including trial venue reform.
The EO gets challenged but keeps the issue alive and front and center to everyone.
With the issue alive, then the real agenda begins with proper legal procedures.
Keep your eyes on the ball, the real plan.
Capital punishment? Justice.
Those on death row have a long time to think about what they did. Would it affect those going down the same road?
Support for capital punishment is a mile wide and an inch deep. Life imprisonment without parole would be more accepted if it really meant life.
Trolling?
I want the death penalty, and I want it done quicker.
“Life imprisonment without parole would be more accepted if it really meant life.”
Agreed. If it really meant life. And it should be life chained to a fifty pound ball while making gravel with a sledgehammer.
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