Trump announced the death penalty for massacres

US President Donald Trump on 5 on August announced the death penalty law for hate-based massacres in the United States.

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This is how he responded to armed attacks on people in El Paso (Texas) and Dayton (Ohio), where 21 and 10 people were killed last weekend, writes “Voice of America«.

“Today, I am directing the Department of Justice to prepare legislation that will ensure that those who commit hate crimes and mass murder will receive the death penalty. And this capital punishment will be applied quickly, decisively, without years of unnecessary delays,” the US President said, speaking at the White House.

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Recently, the Trump administration has restored the death penalty in the United States at the federal level. This punishment in the United States applies to murderers and terrorists (one of them is a native of Chechnya, Johar Tsarnaev), but not in all states.

The law means: if one of these criminals is sentenced to capital punishment, the federal government can take over the execution of the sentence and execute it quickly enough.

Trump also declared mourning in the United States in connection with the shootings in Ohio and Texas and called for stricter gun laws. In particular, he said, it is necessary to ensure that individuals “who pose a threat to public safety do not have access to firearms.”

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He also invited the FBI to determine what additional resources the bureau needed to investigate and prevent mass executions.

Some media and politicians have directly accused Trump of being the one who led the policy. execution in El Paso (21-year-old shooter Patrick Crusius targeted Hispanics and wrote in his manifesto about the need to stop the “Latin American invasion” of the United States).

In this regard, Trump said that “hatred has no place in America” and emphasized that “with one voice our people must condemn racism, intolerance and white supremacism.”

Recall that on Sunday, 4 August, in Florida the man was arrested after he threatened to “shoot” the local Walmart. He later admitted that he was intrigued by the mass shootings in Dayton и El Paso.

As wrote ForumDaily:

• On Saturday, 3 August, in El Paso (Texas) occurred Walmart supermarket shooting, whose victims were at least 20 people, 26 were injured. Police detained a young man suspected of shooting. According to media reports, we are talking about 21-year-old Patrick Crusius.
• During a massacre in a supermarket in El Paso, Texas, mother of three children diedthat covered the baby. One of the victims of the execution was also her husband. The couple bought things for the new school year.
• Previously, the police did not disclose the names of the victims until their relatives were notified. Today four Americans were named and seven Mexicans. In total, 20 people died as a result of the shooting. This day was called "one of the deadliest days in Texas history."
• Sunday, Xnumx August, Xnumx-year-old Connor Betts killed 9 people and wounded another 20 peoplehaving arranged a mass shooting in Dayton (Ohio), the police later shot him. It turned out that he was still in school compiled a "list of victims"whom I wanted to brutally kill.
• Who were the victims of Connor Betts - nine people, including his own sister, Read here.
• In Florida, a man was arrested after he threatened to “shoot” local Walmart. He later admitted that he was intrigued by the mass shootings in Dayton and El Paso.

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