Shooting police. It has to stop but what change in law would deter shooters who expect and plan to die?
We need to consider a law for punishment of the new crime trend. A Domestic Terror Act addressing attempts at random multiple murders, targeted police shootings/murder and all deadly violent crimes credited to radical islamic terrorists.
We can only cause them to regret their death or the consequences on those who help them.
We can only prevent organized help by making it regrettable.
Shooting at a uniformed officer must become punishable with life in prison without parole whether the officer is killed, wounded or missed. Attacks on police are attacks on our nation as a civilized society and we need to declare it will not be tolerated regardless of the outcome.
The intent is the same for all shots fired and if we want police to know we support them, if we want others to join law enforcement then we must protect them to complete our end of the deal.
Shoot at a cop, your future is prison with no exceptions, if you survive for conviction. Death penalty states have one alternative.
Acts of domestic terror to accomplish multiple deaths should get the same penalties because they attack our social order. The shooters/bombers are almost always working with others who have prior knowledge or actually assist in planning and coordination. They all share the same guilt, let them share the same penalties. Let them know if cousin Abdul was acting nuts and you help him buy guns or bomb components you are going down forever too.
Establish rewards for those who turn in the perps by disclosing the plots.
Who will help and give shelter to these nuts knowing they share the fate when they could be getting a reward instead?