[armydawg505]

There is no excuse for executing a 14 year old boy. Having said that, there is no good purpose in trying to take this to another hearing, no evidence exists to change anything other than he said, she said. These concerned citizens would do a lot better concentrating on the problems facing Black Americans today rather than what they faced in 1944.

[Ingtar]

Are they going to unexecute him if today’s lawyers find some loophole that should have been used?

[circlecity]

So, it there any practical reason for doing this other than as a PR stunt for the anti-capital punishment crowd?

[ifinnegan]

“There is no excuse for executing a 14 year old boy.”

Huh?

I could imagine a reason, not just an excuse.

[fieldmarshaldj]

If the crime is heinous enough, age should have no bearing on capital punishment.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

***There is no excuse for executing a 14 year old boy.***

I remember a 14 year old boy from a mean family who brutally raped and murdered a girl back about 43 years go. He is still in BIG MAC in Oklahoma but should have been fried years ago.

[upchuck]

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[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

I disagree. There are plenty of truly savage 14 year olds out there.

http://nation.time.com/2013/11/21/14-year-old-indicted-for-rape-and-murder-of-high-school-teacher/

The bottom line is that each and every criminal case is unique. Many 14 year olds are indeed immature. But in recent years, most states have recognized that other factors apply, which is why prosecutors may decide to try *some* juveniles “as adults”, based on particular evidence.

And if a jury agrees in that rationale, that their murderous acts were so heinous and vicious, that “aggravating” circumstances apply that warrant the death penalty, numeric age, within reason, does not matter. At least the cut off age should be lower, to the point where almost no juvenile offender *could* merit it.

Does this mean that 10 year olds and younger should not be executed? Perhaps, but only based on the statistics. How many truly savage 10 year olds are out there?

[uncitizen]

This case could ramp up just in time for the 2014 elections.