Cop killers in Massachusetts could face the death penalty under a new bill filed by lawmakers in response to a rash of police slayings in recent years. “Our law enforcement officers are under attack and under assault,” said state Rep. Shaunna O’Connell, who filed the bill with Rep. David DeCoste, the Boston Herald reported. When we start tolerating people who execute police officers, we’re dabbling with anarchy.”The bill could face opposition from death penalty opponents. Boston-based attorney Martin Rosenthal told the paper he’s against the bill for the same reasons he opposed a failed1990s proposal to reinstate the death penalty in Massachusetts. “We believe that criminals who murder police officers should immediately, but with trial, get the death penalty.”

Source: Fox News May 18, 2019 22:18 UTC