Murdered cop's family react to Biden commuting killer's death sentence

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

44% : During his first term as president, Trump also advocated for the death penalty for drug dealers.
41% : 'Today, I am commuting the sentences of 37 of the 40 individuals on federal death row to life sentences without the possibility of parole.
37% : 'But guided by my conscience and my experience as a public defender, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, vice president, and now president, I am more convinced than ever that we must stop the use of the death penalty at the federal level.'Read MoreEXCLUSIVE Inside the secret 'prepping' to get federal death row ready for a Trump presidencyHe took a political jab at Trump, saying, 'In good conscience, I cannot stand back and let a new administration resume executions that I halted.'Trump, who takes office on January 20, has spoken frequently of expanding executions.
31% : Biden, 82, commuted the sentences of 37 out of the 40 men on federal death row on Monday, meaning they will spend the rest of their lives behind bars instead.
30% : In a speech announcing his 2024 campaign, Trump called for those 'caught selling drugs to receive the death penalty for their heinous acts.'He later promised to execute drug and human smugglers and even praised China's harsher treatment of drug peddlers.
25% : 'Lawrence's sentence was imposed by a jury, and it should be upheld as such.'The widow of Bryan Hurst (pictured), an Ohio police officer who was murdered in the line of duty, has slammed President Joe Biden's decision to save his killer from the death penaltyBiden has commuted the death sentence of Daryl Lawrence (pictured), who was convicted over the fatal shooting of Columbus police officer Bryan Hurst on January 6, 2005Biden, 82, commuted the sentences of 37 out of the 40 men on federal death row on Monday, meaning they will spend the rest of their lives behind bars insteadBiden's move to commute the death penalty sentences also spares the lives of child murderers.
23% : Biden had also promised to go further on the issue in the past, pledging to end federal executions without the caveats for terrorism and hate-motivated, mass killings.
18% : 'These commutations are consistent with the moratorium my administration has imposed on federal executions, in cases other than terrorism and hate-motivated mass murder.'The Biden administration in 2021 announced a moratorium on federal capital punishment to study the protocols used, which suspended executions during Biden's term.
18% : The final three occurred after Election Day in November 2020 but before Trump left office the following January, the first time federal prisoners were put to death by a lame-duck president since Grover Cleveland in 1889.
10% : Biden faced recent pressure from advocacy groups urging him to act to make it more difficult for Trump to increase the use of capital punishment for federal inmates.

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