Death penalty questionable as a deterrent to mass killing

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Tue, 06 Aug 2019 23:04:02 +0000

Death penalty questionable as a deterrent to mass killing

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump is calling for new death penalty legislation as an answer to hate crimes and mass killings. But whether that would deter shooters is questionable — especially since most don’t live to face trial.

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Dark Web connects PH to mass shootings in US, Filipino pols’ vanities

Credit to Author: acerojano| Date: Tue, 06 Aug 2019 11:39:37 +0000

Dark Web connects PH to mass shootings in US, Filipino pols’ vanities

The dark corners of the Web are turning the Philippines into an international hub for internet trolling and operators of sites that make their life-changing impacts, like the massacre of 22 people in Texas, felt in as far as the United States, according to various reports gathered and studied by INQUIRER.net.

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Texas shooting deaths climb to 22 as mayor prepares for Trump visit

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Tue, 06 Aug 2019 00:53:37 +0000

Texas shooting deaths climb to 22 as mayor prepares for Trump visit

EL PASO, Texas  – The Texas border city jolted by a weekend massacre at a Walmart absorbed more grief Monday as the death toll climbed to 22 and prepared for a visit from President Donald Trump over anger from El Paso residents and local Democratic leaders who say he isn’t welcome and should stay away.

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Trump vows urgent action after shootings, offers few details

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Mon, 05 Aug 2019 22:55:07 +0000

Trump vows urgent action after shootings, offers few details

WASHINGTON – Speaking out against weekend mass shootings that rocked a nation, President Donald Trump on Monday called for bipartisan solutions to the bloodshed but offered few details and faced pointed questions from Democrats about whether he had the moral authority to rally a nation against the spasm of violence and racism.

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Multiple people dead, 1 in custody in Texas shooting

Credit to Author: acerojano| Date: Sat, 03 Aug 2019 19:44:06 +0000

Multiple people dead, 1 in custody in Texas shooting

Multiple people were killed and one person was in custody after a shooter went on a rampage Saturday at a shopping mall, police in the Texas border town of El Paso said.

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US immigration officials force-feeding detainees on hunger strike

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2019 06:02:14 +0000

US immigration officials force-feeding detainees on hunger strike

Federal immigration officials were force-feeding six immigrants through plastic nasal tubes during a hunger strike.

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