Bad day when I agree with Alito

ammit's picture

The Supreme Court ruled unconstitutional use of capital punishment for child rapists. Justice Kennedy wrote in his opinion that "there is a national consensus against capital punishment for the crime of child rape". Really? Have they really surveyed on this? I don't think so. Even hardened criminals think child rapists deserve the death penalty.

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Single Entendre's picture

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SailorMom's picture

I want them dead too :) I'm

I want them dead too :)

I'm not mean.....You're just a sissy.

MuttWitch's picture

???

Of all the the crimes, why would they choose this one?

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PMMJ's picture

well

Because prosectutors in Louisiana and a couple other states want to apply the death penalty to those cases.

MuttWitch's picture

But it was already applied.

five states still allowed execution when a child rape had been committed.

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"The difference between genius and stupidity is; genius has it's limits" ~A.E.

ammit's picture

This was the first guy who

This was the first guy who appealed all the way to the Supreme Court. So it has been unapplied.

MuttWitch's picture

A-ha!

Thank you. It makes much more sense now. :)

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"The difference between genius and stupidity is; genius has it's limits" ~A.E.