Trump Directs DOJ to Seek Capital Punishment for Killers of Police, Firefighters

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

52% : Several organizations were represented Thursday, including the International Association of Fire Fighters, the Fraternal Order of Police, the National Sheriff's Association, the National Association of Police Organizations, the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association, and the National Border Patrol Council.
49% : " National Border Patrol Council President Paul Perez told the president that first responders have "never had the support or leadership from any administration that we have from you.
46% : Anyone who shoots at a firefighter on a ladder should be eligible for the death penalty, the president said.
40% : But in the four states that have a hold on executions, the death penalty cannot be applied.
38% : The federal government and U.S. military still allow death penalty sentencing, along with 27 states, while 23 states, as well as Washington, D.C., have abolished it.
35% : He said he directed the DOJ to pursue capital punishment for people convicted of killing a police officer, but also asked the department to add the punishment for anyone who murders a firefighter.
31% : "We're bringing the death penalty back for anybody that kills a police officer, by the way, or anybody in law enforcement," Trump said at a White House Rose Garden luncheon honoring America's law enforcement and firefighters.
22% : Four states -- California, Pennsylvania, Oregon, and Ohio -- allow capital punishment but have placed an executive hold on death penalty cases.
19% : President Donald Trump told first responders on Oct. 15 that he was pushing the Department of Justice (DOJ) to seek capital punishment for murderers convicted of killing members of law enforcement or firefighters.

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