California DA blasts Newsom's death sentence decision

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

67% : " According to the Death Penalty Information Center, Newsom's action represents the largest mass clemency in American history.
46% : If they are all approved, it would reduce the U.S. death row population by nearly 30%, the center said.
39% : Moore was given a death sentence in 1999.
36% : " Among the most notorious convicted killers on California's death row are Richard Allen Davis, who kidnapped and murdered 12-year-old Polly Klaas in Petaluma, and Randy Kraft, the "Scorecard Killer" who kept a list of his 16 victims.
19% : Louis Wong, president of the San Francisco Police Officers Association, said police officers are "horrified by Governor Newsom's move to provide blanket commutations for more than 500 death row inmates, including people convicted of murdering children, killing police officers, committing mass murder and carrying out hate-motivated killings.

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