Amends the federal criminal code to add killing or targeting of law enforcement officers as an aggravating factor for the death penalty.
The Thin Blue Line Act amends the federal criminal code to include killing or targeting of law enforcement officers as an aggravating factor for the death penalty. This applies to officers engaged in or supervising law enforcement activities, including detention, investigation, prosecution, or incarceration of criminals. It also covers firefighters and other first responders. The bill adds this as a new paragraph in the federal criminal code, expanding the circumstances under which the death penalty can be imposed.
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