"The death penalty is not a proportional punishment for the rape of a child"
So says Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy in yet another 5-4 decision.
It's hard for me not to just be thoroughly disgusted with that statement. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080625/..._co/scotus_rdp |
A snippet from the Alito's dissent:
Quote:
|
One more snippet. Here's National Review's Ed Whelan summarizing the details of the crime that precipitated this decision:
Quote:
|
In general, I am uncomfortable with the crime of rape being a captial offence.
Why? Because of the frequency of false claims and wrongful convictions. Of course, I am more of a civil libertarian than about 99% of the people here. |
RHETORICAL QUESTION, SO DON'T GO INTO GRAPHIC DETAIL
Tex, what level of sexual contact is necessary to warrant a death sentence? Even if perchance this specific instance is sufficient, where is the line drawn on from the inappropriate touching of clothed children to the violent assault in this case? I think limiting capital punishment to homicides may be the appropriate stance to take. |
The death penalty is just plain a travesty. I wish I could just call it ridiculous. Were the issue not so grave that would be the most accurate adjective.
|
The Court's opinion re-iterates the conditions for aggravated rape, which is what this man was charged with. I'll include the link below. You can decide if the law is just or not. A separate question is whether the Court's reasoning in this case is sound, which I agree with Alito, it's not.
As you may have gathered, it's hard for me to read the facts of this case and not agree with it. http://www.supremecourtus.gov/opinions/07pdf/07-343.pdf |
Quote:
|
Quote:
|
Quote:
Quote:
|
All times are GMT. The time now is 09:11 PM. |
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.2
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.