New York Jury Spares ISIS Terrorist of Death Penalty for Truck Attack
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The A.I. bias rating includes policy and politician portrayal leanings based on the author’s tone found in the article using machine learning. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral.
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"Today a jury has declined to authorize the death penalty for Saipov, and accordingly the defendant will be subject to a mandatory sentence of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole." | Negative | -16% Liberal |
"Although a jury convicted him of all 28 counts in the indictment, they had to reach a separate unanimous verdict for federal authorities to impose the death penalty." | Negative | -18% Liberal |
"Still, Saipov will spend the rest of his life behind bars without the possibility of release in lieu of the death penalty." | Negative | -18% Liberal |
"However, New York has not carried out the death penalty for a federal case since 1953, when convicted spies Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were executed." | Negative | -20% Liberal |
"United States Attorney Damian Williams issued the following statement after the jury declined to impose the death penalty:On October 31, 2017, Sayfullo Saipov stole eight iocent lives - and devastated the lives of many more - in a horrendous terrorist attack." | Negative | -22% Liberal |
"Convicted New York City truck attack terrorist Sayfullo Saipov will not face the death penalty after a New York federal jury on Monday failed to reach a unanimous verdict on the death sentence." | Negative | -24% Liberal |
"During last week's closing arguments, Assistant U.S. Attorney Amanda Houle told the jury Saipov deserved the death penalty for his unremorseful slaughter of iocent civilians, ABC News reported." | Negative | -24% Liberal |
"Although New York outlawed capital punishment in 2004, the death penalty remains available in federal courts." | Negative | -38% Liberal |
"However, Saipov's defense attorney David Patton claimed the jurors had an awesome responsibility and power in determining the fate of Saipov's life and argued it was not necessary for him to die." | Positive | 0% Conservative |
"Patton also urged the jury to let Saipov die in obscurity, not as a hero, not as a martyr.It is not necessary to kill Sayfullo Saipov, not for our safety or anyone else's and not to do justice, Patton said." | Negative | -30% Liberal |
"Patton also urged the jury to let Saipov die in obscurity, not as a hero, not as a martyr.It is not necessary to kill Sayfullo Saipov, not for our safety or anyone else's and not to do justice, Patton said." | Negative | -30% Liberal |
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Contributing sentiments towards policy:
42% : Today a jury has declined to authorize the death penalty for Saipov, and accordingly the defendant will be subject to a mandatory sentence of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.41% : Although a jury convicted him of all 28 counts in the indictment, they had to reach a separate unanimous verdict for federal authorities to impose the death penalty.
41% : Still, Saipov will spend the rest of his life behind bars without the possibility of release in lieu of the death penalty.
40% : However, New York has not carried out the death penalty for a federal case since 1953, when convicted spies Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were executed.
39% : United States Attorney Damian Williams issued the following statement after the jury declined to impose the death penalty:On October 31, 2017, Sayfullo Saipov stole eight innocent lives - and devastated the lives of many more - in a horrendous terrorist attack.
38% : Convicted New York City truck attack terrorist Sayfullo Saipov will not face the death penalty after a New York federal jury on Monday failed to reach a unanimous verdict on the death sentence.
38% : During last week's closing arguments, Assistant U.S. Attorney Amanda Houle told the jury Saipov deserved the death penalty for his "unremorseful slaughter of innocent civilians," ABC News reported.
31% : Although New York outlawed capital punishment in 2004, the death penalty remains available in federal courts.
*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.