Trump Rages at Biden for Wrecking His Plans for Executions: ‘Makes No Sense’
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Human rights experts praised Biden’s decision to commute death-row sentences—which baffled death penalty hawk Trump.

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.

  • Determinism@kbin.earth
    3·
    2 days ago

    Because people like to make claims about human nature that simply aren’t generally true. Rather than recognizing the way complex circumstances can shape human feelings and behaviors, I frequently see people break it down into simple platitudes like “humans are lazy, greedy, etc”, rather than recognizing complex realities like the way power erodes empathy.

    • douglasg14b@lemmy.world
      2·
      2 days ago

      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?

      • Cataphract@lemmy.ml
        1·
        2 days ago

        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.