[Peter Libra]

An awful moment of deja vu here. How times have changed. I remember in England 1960, four youths jumped on a young man. He was a junior engineer, just engaged to be married,an absolute stranger. They kicked him to death with sharp pointed shoes.

Though only 18 years old, two of them were hanged. The chief instigator ("Flossie Forsyth")was said to have screamed during prison exercise- "I don't want to die"- he ran and struggled. He cried all night before his execution. Death by youth was somewhat rare then- I wonder why?.

Now death by youths is not uncommon in that country- or other countries. I would use an old statement by an English magistrate.

"Men are not hanged for stealing horses. They are hanged to prevent horses being stolen". Bring back the noose.

[OneWingedShark]

Actually I'd lay a wager that if we did bring back public hangings (for the appropriate crimes, murder, rape and such) we'd see a dramatic drop in those crime rates.