So it is incredibly atypical for a homicide to result in the death penalty.
The death penalty is reserved for crimes involving aggravating factors - committing other felonies simultaneously, e.g. rape, or mass murder, torture, prior convictions, child victim, etc.
In other words, this news seems routine, probably designed to outrage people who are unaware exactly how _uncommon_ the death penalty usually is.
[1] https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/research/analysis/reports/year-...
[2] https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/fbi-releases-2024-re...
I also think the current administration would highly favor execution to send a strong message that attacking the bourgeoisie will result in death. They would certainly turn up the propaganda to 11. I feel the judge is smart enough to recognize both situations and took that option off the table.
vdupras•1w ago