On May 1, 1989, Donald Trump had it out for the “Central Park Five.” So much so, that he paid $85,000 for a violent, copagandist ad. New York was overrun by “roving bands of wild criminals.” Claiming he “hated” rapists, Trump was later found by a court to be a rapist himself.
Today, President Trump, now forcibly occupying Washington, D.C., is calling for execution again, in a city that hasn’t held a death penalty trial since 2003. “If somebody kills somebody in…Washington, D.C., we’re going to be seeking the death penalty,” he claimed.
Does that apply to cops? Considering Trump’s intention to “indemnify” the police, likely not. Why would he execute those he believes to be his own personal army? But here’s who it does apply to.
The death penalty disproportionately targets Black Americans. D.C.’s Black residents have historically been the city’s largest racial demographic. If Trump means to pursue capital punishment in D.C., Congress would have to restore it. If every case involving possible murder went the death penalty route, that would be a significant investment of taxpayer dollars, and possibly enough cases to "overwhelm the legal system" entirely.
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