TRENTON – Assembly Republican Sam Fiocchi is calling for the reinstatement of the death penalty for anyone convicted of killing a law enforcement official in the line of duty. Fiocchi will sign on as a sponsor of A-2429, which reverses the ban on capital punishment that was enacted in 2007. Tuesday, an Illinois police officer was killed which follows the cold-blooded murder of a Texas police office last Friday.
“These heinous and callous acts are intolerable and show a total lack of regard for those who protect the public,” said Fiocchi, R-Cumberland, Cape May and Atlantic. “Communities are in shock and families are emotionally scarred at the indefensible actions of individuals with such little respect for life. These senseless acts must stop and reinstating capital punishment for those found guilty will suffer the appropriate consequences under this bill.”
Twenty-four officers have been murdered in the line of duty this year throughout the country. The bill which has been stalled in the Legislature since 2011 reinstates the death penalty in New Jersey for the murder of a law enforcement officer in the line of duty.
Cape May – Governor Murphy says he doesn't know anything about the drones and doesn't know what they are doing but he does know that they are not dangerous. Does anyone feel better now?
