Gunman sentenced to life in prison for Buffalo massacre of Black victims

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

45% : An unidentified man rushed at defendant Payton Gendron before being restrained by law enforcement in the courtroom.
41% : I don't wish the death penalty on you.
40% : New York does not permit the death penalty.
40% : The Justice Department is deliberating over whether to pursue the death penalty, and the victims' families have offered differing opinions on the matter.
40% : Flynn, the district attorney, said at a news conference that Gendron's apology to the families was insincere and probably represented an effort to escape the death penalty.
40% : Terrence Connors, a Buffalo-based attorney who represents several victims' families and one survivor, said federal prosecutors told them last month that a decision on the death penalty was not imminent.
37% : Gendron still faces federal hate-crime and firearm charges that could make him eligible for capital punishment.

*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.