For their crimes I personally would have them face the death penalty.
However, once they are in state custody, the state is responsible for them, regardless of their crimes. No matter their crime, if a person in prison is harmed while in custody, that is shameful to any who claim to be civilized.
It’s a really short step from thinking this is OK to thinking prison rapes are OK too - and I know there are folks here who explicitly not only approve of but cheer the latter.
People who are better than these criminals do not do this, and do not allow this.
Well said
http://freerepublic.com/focus/chat/3809072/posts?page=6#6
I posted something similar (link above) in response to the first pedophile in this attack dying.
“If someone deserves the death penalty then the citizens and the state needs to have the courage to administer it.”
First, in Kennedy v. Louisiana (2008), the Supreme Court exceeded their authority and ruled that the death penalty is unconstitutional in all cases that do not involve murder or crimes against the State. The legislative option was closed out by an activist court exceeding their authority.
Second, I agree 100% that we have a moral responsibility to keep even the worst prisoners safe once we remove their ability to defend themselves. I have no objection to parents who kill these predators in the process of stopping the attack, but our government should not look the other way on what happens behind bars.