Some see risks in seeking death penalty for Payton Gendron, others hope for a 'crucial lesson for America'

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

59% : Justice Department seeking death penalty for Buffalo mass shooter Payton GendronRelatives of the victims were told about Attorney General Merrick Garland's decision in a private meeting with prosecutors on Friday morning at the federal courthouse in Buffalo.
59% : Tops mass shooting gunman willing to plead guilty to federal charges if prosecutors don't seek death penaltyShortly after the holidays, defense attorneys for the man who pleaded guilty to 10 state murder charges in the racist mass shooting at Tops Markets on Jefferson Avenue will begin to make their pitch to the Justice Department that his should be spared.
44% : "Capital prosecutions have not and will not deter acts of terror, acts of mental illness and acts of hatred," Dunham told The Buffalo News.
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