Pittsburgh synagogue shooter will be sentenced to death, jury finds

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

45% : "But the death penalty also engendered disagreement, especially among members of Dor Hadash and New Light congregations, which shared space at the Tree of Life synagogue.
45% : That's because any person who has been sentenced to the death penalty has a right to appeal.
44% : He was then eligible for the death penalty under Pennsylvania law.
43% : PITTSBURGH (RNS) -- Nearly five years since he entered the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh and methodically slaughtered 11 Jewish congregants, Robert Bowers will face the death penalty after a jury unanimously decided that he deserved the maximum sentence for each of the murders.
43% : The statement went on to say that the New Light congregation nonetheless accepted the jury's verdict and found merit in arguments in favor of the death penalty.
40% :Of the nine victim families (the 11 victims included two bothers and a married couple), seven have previously indicated support for the death penalty.
37% : After the defendant shot 11 of the gathered worshippers with an AR-15 rifle, he reportedly told law enforcement that "Jews are the children of Satan" and told a SWAT officer that "all these Jews needed to die."

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