Mother Of Murdered Police Officer Backs Death Penalty

STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, OCT. 8, 2019.....Sitting with grieving family members, two lawmakers renewed a push Tuesday to re-establish the death penalty in Massachusetts for a narrow set of offenders: people convicted of murdering a law enforcement officer.The bill (H 3773) filed by Rep. Shaunna O'Connell of Taunton would give the state the option of seeking the death penalty for anyone 18 years or older who "murders a law enforcement officer ...

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