NOTE: I will post a debate on a topic
of this blog every fortnight. It will be twice in a month.
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| Greg Ball |
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| Justin Wagner |
Ball,
Wagner Face Off: Death Penalty for Cop Killers
One is against execution in all scenarios and the
other says it's a must in cases where an officer is murdered.
Candidates with ties to Putnam County discussed a
range of issues important to constituents at a recent debate.
The event—held at the Hudson
Valley Cerebral Palsy Association in Southeast, and co-hosted by
the League of Women Voters and the Putnam County Chambers of Commerce—featured
hopefuls running for the Putnam County Legislature, as well as New York State
Assembly and New York State Legislature. Moderator Bruce Apar of Chase
Media Group read questions that audience members submitted. Each candidate
had 90 seconds to respond.
Here are snippets (in the order they answered) of
responses from 40th State Senate District candidates Greg
Ball, the Republican incumbent, and Justin Wagner,
the Democratic pick:
(Question two) Are you in favor of passing a death
penalty law for all cop-killers to better protect all law enforcement
officers?
Wagner
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Ball
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- I
am against the death penalty. I am for stopping violence. I think
there's actually another way we could prevent gun violence and that's by
cracking down on illegal weapons.
- I
generally think that as an economic matter the state spends more money
to execute someone than to imprison them for life, but that's not the
issue here.
- Again,
I would ask Senator Ball to join me to ban the sale of handguns to 12 a
year. I don't know any sportsman or anyone who needs more than 12
handguns a year. I think it's a common sense proposal and if we're going
to work across the aisles I think this is something we could actually
agree on.
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- When
we talk about extremists, if you don't support the death penalty for
cop-killers, that's extreme ... [These] men and women ... need to know
they have the full weight of New York State government behind them, to
protect them.
- We
have had men and women shot and killed, many responding to domestic
violence situations. To think that you would not use your power as a
legislator—this isn't just the death penalty. We're talking about the
death penalty for cop-killers and terrorists. To think that you wouldn't
use your full weight as a legislator to protect those that are fighting.
My bill very specifically is for cop-killers and terrorists. We have the
legislation. I'd like to know where you stand on terrorists Justin,
because I know that your firm actually represents terrorists, so maybe
you can answer that one as well.
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