Biden Considering Clemency for Child Rapists on Death Row

President Joe Biden is considering commuting the death sentences of dozens of child rapists and serial killers currently on federal death row.

This decision would end the use of capital punishment in the federal system, a move that many experts warn is catastrophic for public safety.

Naturalnews.com reports: According to a new report by the Wall Street Journal, the president’s decision is being driven by Attorney General Merrick Garland, who has recommended Biden commute the sentences to life imprisonment for all but a handful of the cases. Garland’s recommendations often serve as a cover for presidents to take controversial actions and this time is no exception.

However, the list of death row inmates includes some of the most heinous killers in recent history. Five of the men on this list murdered children. Five more butchered fellow inmates, and one even killed a prison guard with a hammer while serving a life sentence for raping and murdering his wife, a U.S. Marine. These are not the kind of individuals you want to be sharing a life sentence with.

Kaboni Savage, a Philadelphia drug dealer convicted of committing or ordering the deaths of 12 people, including four children, is on the list. So is Sanders, who in 2010 kidnapped and then shot a 12-year-old girl, Lexis Roberts, four times and cut her throat, after also murdering her mother. Iouri Mikhel, who was convicted of murdering five Russian and Georgian immigrants after kidnapping them for ransom is also included. These are not just murderer’s row; they’re a list of sociopaths who need to be kept behind bars and kept away from the rest of society, critics point out.

Then there’s Robert Bowers, who in 2018 fatally shot 11 people at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, and Dylann Roof, who massacred nine black parishioners in a racist 2015 attack on the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, SC. Both Bowers and Roof are on the list for potential commutation. And they’re not alone. Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who with his late brother killed three and wounded hundreds in 2013, is also on federal death row.

Instead of facing the justice they so richly deserve, they might be looking at the possibility of spending the rest of their lives in prison, potentially with the chance of parole.

This isn’t just about these specific individuals, though. It’s about a fundamental shift in how people view justice and accountability. It’s about sending a message that even the worst of the worst don’t deserve the ultimate punishment for their crimes.

Not surprising as Biden already pardoned his son Hunter who was a convicted felon

Meanwhile, Biden’s track record for clemency has already raised serious concerns.

Just this month, he pardoned his own son, Hunter Biden, who was convicted of several federal felonies, including tax fraud, and involved his father in foreign business dealings.

He also commuted the sentences of nearly 1,500 people, including Josephine Gray, the “Black Widow” who murdered three men, and Rita Crundwell, who stole nearly $54 million from her city. When the President shows such leniency to convicted felons, it starts to look like a pattern, not a one-off.

“If Biden really believes that the death penalty is outdated and that these individuals should be spared, then why is he considering commutations for these specific cases, rather than reforming the entire system?” asked Jennifer Willoughby, a retired federal prosecutor. “It’s a slippery slope when the justice system starts showing mercy to those who don’t deserve it.”

This entire situation is a hot mess. It’s one thing to oppose capital punishment in principle, but it’s another thing entirely to give these monsters a second chance. If Biden truly believes that the death penalty is no longer a viable option, then he needs to make that clear and be consistent in his application of justice. Instead, he’s playing another game of presidential roulette with lives hanging in the balance.