‘Thin Blue Line’ Bill to Expand Federal Death Penalty Advances in Congress
Just what we need: some more overlapping federal and state laws.
C.J. Ciaramella|Apr. 27, 2017 4:45 pm
Paul Moseley/TNS/NewscomPaul Moseley/TNS/NewscomA bill to expand the federal death penalty to include the killing of state and local police officers advanced through a Republican-controlled committee in Congress Thursday, over the objections of civil liberties and criminal justice groups who argue it is unnecessary and duplicative.
The House Judiciary Committee advanced a bill Thursday, the Thin Blue Line Act, by a 19-12 vote that would make the killing of a state or local law enforcement officer during the commission of a federal crime an aggravating factor for juries to consider when weighing a death penalty sentence.
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