By Ashley Murray
Biden, who imposed a moratorium on federal executions during his administration, commuted the death sentences to life sentences without the possibility of parole, saying in a statement that he’s dedicated his career “to reducing violent crime and ensuring a fair and effective justice system.”
(Note: Among the 37 death row inmates whose sentences President Biden were commuted is Shannon Agofsky, who was on death row for the 2004 stomping death of another inmate and killed Noel banker Daniel Short during a 1989 bank robbery.)
“Make no mistake: I condemn these murderers, grieve for the victims of their despicable acts, and ache for all the families who have suffered unimaginable and irreparable loss,” Biden said.
“But guided by my conscience and my experience as a public defender, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Vice President, and now President, I am more convinced than ever that we must stop the use of the death penalty at the federal level. In good conscience, I cannot stand back and let a new administration resume executions that I halted.”
The three men Biden left on death row Monday include Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, sentenced in 2015 of bombing the Boston Marathon in 2013; Dylann Roof, sentenced in 2017 of fatally shooting nine members of Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in 2015 in Charleston, South Carolina; and Robert Bowers, sentenced in 2023 for the deadly shooting in 2018 that killed 11 worshippers at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh.
The president’s commutations Monday come after he commuted the sentences on Dec. 12 of 1,500 people who were placed in home confinement during the coronavirus pandemic. He also granted pardons for 39 individuals convicted of nonviolent crimes.
Biden received criticism from Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and others for including among the mass commutations a Pennsylvania judge convicted in 2011 of sending children to prison in exchange for millions of dollars in kickbacks from a private jail — a crime that became known in the commonwealth as the “Cash for Kids” scheme.
Advocates for abolishing the death penalty and some U.S. House Democrats had pressured Biden to commute death penalty sentences ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s return to the White House. Trump expedited some executions during his first term.
In a statement, Trump transition spokesman Steven Cheung blasted the commutations.
“These are among the worst killers in the world and this abhorrent decision by Joe Biden is a slap in the face to the victims, their families, and their loved ones,” Cheung wrote. “President Trump stands for the rule of law, which will return when he is back in the White House after he was elected with a massive mandate from the American people.”
According to the White House, the names of the death row inmates whose sentences were commuted Monday are:
Shannon Wayne Agofsky
Billie Jerome Allen
Aquilia Marcivicci Barnette
Brandon Leon Basham
Anthony George Battle
Meier Jason Brown
Carlos David Caro
Wesley Paul Coonce, Jr.
Brandon Michael Council
Christopher Emory Cramer
Len Davis
Joseph Ebron
Ricky Allen Fackrell
Edward Leon Fields, Jr.
Chadrick Evan Fulks
Marvin Charles Gabrion, II
Edgar Baltazar Garcia
Thomas Morocco Hager
Charles Michael Hall
Norris G. Holder
Richard Allen Jackson
Jurijus Kadamovas
Daryl Lawrence
Iouri Mikhel
Ronald Mikos
James H. Roane, Jr.
Julius Omar Robinson
David Anthony Runyon
Ricardo Sanchez, Jr.
Thomas Steven Sanders
Kaboni Savage
Mark Isaac Snarr
Rejon Taylor
Richard Tipton
Jorge Avila Torrez
Daniel Troya
Alejandro Enrique Ramirez Umaña
7 comments:
Good thing we all know he’s not mentally capable, and all this nonsense can be reversed
You are talking nonsense!
Yes, Sleepy Joe Biden - Thank You for overriding the Courts and the Juries who gave these men a Punishment that befitted their Violent Crimes - Not the Justice the Families and Friends of their Victims Deserved - Not Once did you Contact the Families to see if they were Ok with your Actions or to Listen to their Pleas to Not Commute these Violent Criminals Sentence - just to make yourself look good to the rest of the Leftist Liberal Democrats - So the Taxpayers can House, Feed, Cloth, Give them Free Medical, so they can continue to Kill inside the Prisons without a worry of any type of retribution. You are just the WORST PRESIDENT THAT EVER SERVED THIS COUNTRY...
How did the Biden - Harris Administration including his wife Jill Biden, the Media Services, the White House, and the Democratic Leaders hide his apparent incompetence's and mental decline from Day 1 of his Presidency - and now the Truth is Leaking Out of the Cover-Up of an Ailing Main - who had his Hands on the Missiles to Destroy the World and Yet - appeared tired or kept stumbling on the world stage — both figuratively and literally???
Even the Current - Liberal News Services, Newspapers, and Magazines - are finally coming forward with Articles on the Diminished Capacity of Joe Biden and Why wasn't he removed from Office.
New York Post - November 8, 2024 - Mike Bloomberg slams Democrats for concealing Biden’s decline: ‘Probably wasn’t great to cover up infirmities’
The Des Moines Register - July 08, 2024 - News media hid Biden's condition; what else are they lying about?
Wall Street Journal - December 19, 2024 - How Biden's White House Functioned With a Diminished President - Having to Cancel Daily Meetings because he was not Mentally up to Par on that Day -
Newsweek - December 19, 2024 - Biden Was Having 'Good and Bad Days' As Far Back as 2021.
The Wall Street Journal published a bombshell report Thursday suggesting the White House had to manage Biden's energy and availability as early as 2021, this time citing conversations with former aides to the White House teams.
New York Post - December 19, 2024 - White House aides hid Biden’s apparent mental decline from Day 1 of his presidency, explosive report reveals. White House aides covered up President Biden’s apparent mental decline from Day 1 of his presidency, shielding the aging commander-in-chief from the public and even rearranging his schedule after scatterbrained performances, an explosive report revealed Thursday.
The lack of access to the nation’s oldest-ever president has been well known in Washington — with Biden hosting the fewest large press conferences in modern history and frequently descending into gaffes at the podium when he appeared — but how much the White House made up for the haziness had until now been hidden, according to aides, Democratic lawmakers and donors who spoke with the Wall Street Journal.
The aides and witnesses, many speaking to the paper anonymously, help paint a picture of a man who needed handling to get him through the typical burdens of the presidency. Biden reportedly relied on a "tightknit inner circle of advisers" that helped him execute his vision and limit gaffes, according to the Journal.
The hypocrisy on display from commenters is astounding. Somehow you lot have convinced yourself that Trump is the image of pure peak fitness by every metric, and Biden has lost all his faculties...
"Man woman camera TV"
7:17AM - Did you not see the Debate - The Hypocrisy is Trying to Fool America with a Candidate that is Clearly Showing Signs of Dementia and Trying to Pass Him Off as being Well - When his Inner-Circle all knew he had Health Problems. America - Saw the Truth - and that the Democrats were Lying to them for Several Years about Biden's Health.
They dressed Biden Up and Sent him to Debate and he Clearly showed a Lack of Mental Acuity and Demented Capacity. It was a Very Sad Display of someone fighting to connect thoughts, who's cognitive dysfunction showed every time he tried to speak. If you did not see the Debate here is the Link Below - Look at Biden's Expressions, His Face, and Listen to his Voice - He is Struggling to Speak and Literally Lost in Space.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yr9d79TNPfc
On Top of all that - it is becoming Clear that the Administration was Hiding his ability to Function on a Day-To-Day Basis and he was showing one of the Preclinical Symptoms of Dementia which is the onset of issues with Motor Skills, including Balance and Coordination. Which was Documented multiple times by Falls. Also, his Democratic allies - Representative Nancy Pelosi Senator Chuck Schumer and the DNC (Democratic National Committee) - Finally came out and admitted and wanted him to step down after America saw how totally Diminished Joe Biden was at the Debate, because they could not continue to HIDE THE TRUTH FROM AMERICA. Why do you Think he Got the Moniker - SLEEPY JOE???
No, Trump is not the personification of Healthy - Eating McDonalds everyday - but he does still have a Quick Mind, Wit, and does play Golf.
"Trump has a quick mind, wit, and does play golf":
"Look where I drew a fake hurricane path on this map"
"They're eating the cats, they're eating the dogs"
"I will lower prices" 3 week later "I don't think I can lower prices"
Again "Man, woman, camera, TV".
Also, golf certainly does not make one an athlete. It's an activity like bowling or shuffleboard more than it is any kind of athletic sport.
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