AOC's GOP challenger demands death penalty for cop killers following deadliest year in law enforcement history
Fox News
With New York City facing an alarming spike in homicides – including the murders of two NYPD officers last Friday -- U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Republican challenger Desi Cuellar is proposing a federal death penalty for convicted cop killers.
"Nobody in politics on the left cares about holding back the criminals, all they care about is holding back the police." NYPD Officer Jason Rivera, 22, was killed in the line of duty Friday night. (NYPD) NYPD Officer Wilbert Mora died this week from injuries sustained Friday when an armed domestic violence suspect kicked through a door and opened fire. (NYPD)
And this year follows 2021, which was the "deadliest year for law enforcement officers in history," according to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund.