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The Mehdi Hasan Show

after the charleston massacre in june 2015, when a hate filled sociopathic gunned down nine african americans during a bible study. we did not take it seriously enough after the pittsburgh synagogue massacre in october of 2018 when a racist nutcase killed 11 jews during shabbat morning services. we did not take it seriously enough after the el paso massacre in august of 2019, when and latino hating monster killed 18 people at a walmart store. we did not take it seriously enough after the buffalo shooting in may of last year when a rope far-right bigot targeted black people in a tops serk supermarket, killing ten. we did not take it seriously enough after the allen, texas massacre this past may after a man with a swastika tattoo murdered eight people, half of whom were asian. and now, jacksonville, florida. white supremacists armed with an ar-15 style rifles gunning down black and brown people, attacking synagogues, setting fire to mosques and black churches. at what point do we say enough

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The Mehdi Hasan Show

garland put out a statement that the justice department is investigating this attack is a hate crime and an act of racially motivated violent extremism. adding that one of the justice department's first priorities upon its founding in 1870 was to put bring to justice white supremacists who brought violence to black americans. that remains our urgent charge today. the problem is though that it has not been an urgent issue, even as white supremacist violence and mass murder has been on the increase. it has not been urgent enough, not just for the justice department and law enforcement, but for federal and local. and also for the democratic party as a whole, for the media as a whole, for the american people as a whole. we have not taken this issue seriously enough. even as a black and brown and jewish and muslim bodies pile up, both at home and abroad. as a direct result of white supremacists and racists violence. we did not take it starts -- after the charleston massacre in june 2015, when a hate filled sociopathic gunned down nine african americans during a bible study. we did not take it seriously enough after the pittsburgh synagogue massacre in october

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The Context

have to put robert bowers to death and at the moment, but we are seeing from families of the victims and some of the survivors of the attack, making statements to the press in pittsburgh at the synagogue where the shooting took place in october of 2018. have to say, there is no consensus on the death penalty, we've heard from some people, the family that is the 97—year—old woman who died in the attack, the daughter survived and their family have said that a measure ofjustice has been served returning a death sentence is not a decision that comes easily, but we must work accountable those who wish to commit such terrible acts of anti—semitism, hate and violence. so, no one is taking this death sentence likely and it is the first step sentence to take place under the biden administration and the formal proceedings will take

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Inside Politics With Dana Bash

from schizophrenia and had skepticism about the childhood difficulties that the defense tried to bring up to spare his life, including attempted suicides and also the jury was skeptical when the defense said that mr. bowers had abnormalities in the brain. all reasons the defense tried to say should spare his life, but in the end, when the jury waved those mitigating factors against the aggravating factors, killing 11 jewish worshippers in october of 2018, specifically because they were jewish, not only that, but showing no remorse, the prosecution argued, throughout the duration of this trial. at one point, a defense witness actually testified that bowers enjoyed listening through the trial to the evidence that was presented. the jury agreed with the prosecution on that front. this is the result that we are looking at that sentence of death. and you want to put this in a bit of perspective for you. there's only been two death penalty cases or trials in this

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Andrea Mitchell Reports

our viewers up to speed, the jury voted unanimously for the death penalty. this trial was broken up into different phases. there was the guilty portion. that was part one. he was eligible for the death penalty, and they decided that in july. then here we are moving forward with the death penalty. we are told the sentencing -- the formality will be tomorrow morning at 9:00 a.m., but they had to be unanimous on this decision. it's likely looking ahead that his defense attorney, the legal team will file an appeal. on monday, we heard closing arguments. his legal team argued that he had a troubled past. they were leaning on his schizophrenia and delusional beliefs that led him to carry out the attack in october of 2018. prosecutors disputed that saying that he had hate in his heart

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CNN News Central

synagogue that happened in october of 2018. there were three congregations, 11 people were killed, many more were injured, including officers and other congregants. i think one of the most surprising things, one of the most stunning things we saw from the courtroom today as the verdict was being read is the jurors really dispelled completely the arguments that the defense had mounted. the jurors did not buy any alternate theories for motive. there were no delusions that the jury said were present here. zero jurors said bowers had schizophrenia. they showed skepticism and were divided over history of attempted suicide and mental health in general. in contrast, the jury really clearly agreed with the prosecution that this was a preplanned attack, that this was motivated purely by a systematic hatred of jews and that robert bowers showed no remorse, not only at the time, but also in the years since this attack. and, brianna, i want to release

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The Faulkner Focus

and the judge can say you guys are going to have to come up with something else. we're not putting the court's stamp on this. this is really what this process is. and if she tells them that she won't sign off on this deal. i doubt they will do anything that drastic today. she is probably more likely to, you know, if she goes that route to adjourn it and get more information from the parties. but if she tells them to go back to the drawing board, then anything can happen short of things that are being lost day-by-day by day under the statute of limitations. for example, the gun charge, which we've talked very little about but which a number of us think is very important. it's a 10-year felony count he is getting a pass on. the statute of limitations runs on that in october. that happened in october of 2018. so it's one thing to tell them go back to the drawing board, figure something else out, in

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Ana Cabrera Reports

he's eligible for the death penalty, they will ultimately make the call, or is it a judge that hands down the sentence? >> the jurors will make that call. if they had come back and said we cannot decide or if they were split in terms of that decision, then it would have been to the judge, and he would have given him life in prison. but this jury didn't do that. this jury decided that they accepted the argument from the prosecution, that argument saying that this man knew what he was doing. he intended to do what he did, and he carried that out intentionally targeting a group of worshippers at the tree of life synagogue back in october of 2018. so that's where we stand now. that verdict on eligibility has come in, and now this jury has to define and decide whether or not he will get the death penalty or be sentenced to life in prison. >> thank you so much for that update. let's head back to finland now

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Jose Diaz-Balart Reports

for the death penalty. it's a two-phase process they had to go through. they had to determine whether or not as the prosecution said he intended to kill these victims at the tree of life synagogue back in october of 2018. the prosecution said, yes, he did. they argued for that. the jurors accepted that argument and rejected the argument from the defense that robert bowers was mentally impaired, that he has brain damage, that he's schizophrenic, that he had no way of intending to do this, that he was mentally disturbed, not criminally intending to inflict harm. again, the jury rejected that argument and sided with the prosecution. what happens now is that they will go back into court on monday. now this same jury will have to decide will they sentence him to

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Chris Jansing Reports

old, should be eligible to be considered for the death penalty. we spoke with jeffrey finkelstein, head of the jewish federation of greater pittsburgh. listen to what he said about what happened today. >> we are grateful for the jury's efforts to reach a just decision today. the federation does not have a position on the death penalty. but this was an act of anti-semitism, and the defendant deserves to answer for his crime. >> in fact, by all accounts, this was the deadliest anti-semitic attack in u.s. history. on monday, what the jurors will begin to do is listen to more argument from the prosecution and from the defense about this man's murder of 11 people who were worshipping their faith on the saturday sabbath back in october of 2018. they will, again, hear more arguments of the prosecution saying that this was intentional, this man was calculating, he brought in

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