The president commuted the sentences of 37 of 40 men on federal death row. He left out those accused of hate crimes and terrorism, including Tsarnaev. One 2013 Marathon runner was relieved: 'If he lets him off,

Tsarnaev was convicted of all 30 charges against him, including conspiracy and use of a weapon of mass destruction and the killing of Massachusetts Institute of Technology Police Officer Sean Collier during the getaway attempt. Prosecutors said the brothers carried out the attack to punish the U.S. for wars in Muslim countries.

The move spares the lives of people convicted in killings, including the slayings of police and military officers, people on federal land and those involved in deadly bank robberies or drug deals.

A chorus of supporters and critics have emerged following the commutation of nearly every federal death row inmate by President Biden, whose decision came at a time when he’s trying to frame a

If [Biden] disapproved of the applicable federal law, he should have tried to change it democratically – not swept it aside,” one respondent said. The post Readers disagree with Biden’s decision to commute 37 death row sentences.