Thread: Donald Trump advocates death penalty for drug dealers in rambling speech

Originally Posted by MW

Do you support the death penalty for 1st degree murder?

No, I don't.

Originally Posted by Judy

No, I don't.

I knew you floated to the left on most social issues, but I never imagined you would be opposed to capital punishment for someone who would commit first degree murder. Oh well, each to their own.

first degree murder


Also found in: Medical.first degree murder

n. although it varies from state to state, it is generally a killing which is deliberate and premeditated(planned, after lying in wait, by poison or as part of a scheme), in conjunction with felonies such asrape, burglary, arson, involving multiple deaths, the killing of certain types of people (such as a child,a police officer, a prison guard, a fellow prisoner), or with certain weapons, particularly a gun. Thespecific criteria for first degree murder are established by statute in each state and by the UnitedStates Code in federal prosecutions. It is distinguished from second degree murder in whichpremeditation is usually absent, and from manslaughter which lacks premeditation and suggests thatat most there was intent to harm rather than to kill. (See: murder, second degree murder, manslaughter, felony murder doctrine)

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MW wrote:

I knew you floated to the left on most social issues, but I never imagined you would be opposed to capital punishment for someone who would commit first degree murder. Oh well, each to their own.

Yeah, I've opposed the death penalty since I was 12 and haven't seen, heard or read anything since to change my mind.