But Riley’s killer deserves the death penalty.

But Riley died at the hands of a violent monster. Joe Biden and the open-borders industrial complex, including left-wing sanctuary city policies, took it into their own hands. Among these policies is that of an audacious “service style” Athens district attorney who entered office vowing never to seek the death penalty.

Jose Ibarra entered the United States illegally. He received taxpayer-funded flights. Upon arrival, he received shelter and protection from law enforcement agencies. But when he stalks and murders an innocent nursing student on the campus of the University of Georgia – rather than end the planet of this deranged maniac, the now-defeated district attorney in Athens, Georgia Made sure taxpayers would fund his room and board. for the rest of his life.

The monster that killed Riley is off to spend the rest of his natural life in a Georgia prison. He was sentenced to two life terms without parole and then some. Barring any unforeseen circumstances, illegal Venezuelan immigrant Jose Ibarra will never breathe free air again. But the question is, why is he not facing the death penalty? But why would DA Gonzalez be so callous and indifferent to the memory of Riley that she would not seek the ultimate punishment in one of the most heartbreaking murders in Georgia history?

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However, Georgia’s death penalty statute provides for the death penalty in the worst cases of murder, but only if the district attorney chooses to pursue it.

In Georgia, special circumstances must exist to qualify for the death penalty for murder. The law states that those circumstances are as follows:

• Aggravating circumstances: The prosecutor must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that one of the following circumstances applies: the offender has a prior record of capital felony convictions, the offender committed another major felony while committing the offense; Committed or aggravated battery, the offender committed the crime for financial gain. A substantial risk of death to several persons in a public place Solicitor General while performing his official duties, the offender committed the offense as an agent of another person, the offense was outrageous or unnecessarily vile, terrifying , or was inhumane.
• The offender has a prior record of major felony convictions.
• The offender commits a felony or aggravated battery while committing a felony
• The offender committed the crime for financial gain.
• The offender created a substantial risk of death to a number of people in a public place.
• The offender killed a judicial officer, district attorney, or solicitor general while performing their official duties.
• The offender committed the crime as an agent of another person.
• The crime was outrageous or unusually vile, horrific, or inhumane.

Applying these factors, this case qualified for the death penalty in at least the following ways:

First, Ibarra committed his heinous act by committing the capital offense of “kidnapping with bodily injury.” Indeed, he was convicted of that offense in count 6 of the indictment.

Second, the crime was committed while Ibarra was committing the crime of aggravated battery which was count 8 of the indictment and for which he was found guilty.

Third, but Riley’s killing was without question “outrageous or wantonly mean, horrible or inhumane.” Ibarra went hunting for someone to rape. He found Riley and after he fought off his assailant for about 20 minutes, he bashed his head in with a rock and disposed of his remains as if they were ordinary garbage.

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Despite the presence of these circumstances, District Attorney Gonzalez chose not to seek the death penalty in this case. In fact, she vowed that she would not seek the death penalty under any circumstances, no matter how gruesome or gruesome the details of the crime. On her first day in office four years ago, Gonzalez sent out a memo declaring she would not seek the death penalty regardless of the circumstances, and stripped the right to jury trials in the most heinous cases. This unilateral decision is not what Georgia lawmakers intended and is against the will of the people.

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This was no ordinary robbery or drug deal. This crime was truly sick, vile, disgusting and unimaginably sad. This cold-blooded killer was a victim of rape and refused to be a victim. As prosecutors said in opening statements, Riley continued to fight him for about 20 minutes. She fought for her life and she fought for her dignity. And then Abra repeatedly hit him in the head with a stone, strangled him until the blood vessels burst in his eyes, tried to strip him of his clothes and left his lifeless body covered in debris. gave If ever there was someone who deserved to waste his life, it’s Jose Ibarra.

The message – to all “safe cities” – and to all those who want to come to America should be loud and clear: If you come here illegally and violently kill one of our daughters, So you will have to pay with your life. This animal does not deserve 3 warms and a cot. Jose Ibarra is morally irredeemable. It cannot be restored. Georgia deserves revenge and much more justice than Raleigh District Attorney Gonzalez is allowing.