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06-25-2008, 03:33 PM | #1 |
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"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
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A snippet from the Alito's dissent:
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06-25-2008, 03:43 PM | #3 | |
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One more snippet. Here's National Review's Ed Whelan summarizing the details of the crime that precipitated this decision:
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06-25-2008, 03:45 PM | #4 |
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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. |
06-25-2008, 03:50 PM | #5 |
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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. |
06-25-2008, 03:52 PM | #6 |
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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.
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06-25-2008, 03:54 PM | #7 |
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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
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