Why don't you leave it up to circumstances and a jury?
...Why don't you leave it up to circumstances and a jury?...
Exactly. I.E. A kid who shoots his cruel abusive father in self defense vs a gangbanger who kills someone just for the hell of it. Big difference. The Supreme Court has imposed a broad brush stroke here. It is to broad.
Removing the death penalty for heinous crimes commited by teens also means that the taxpayer is now forced to take care of them to the tune of 30+K a year for the rest of their lives, or, until they are released.
I also agree with the folks here who believe the Supreme Court was never given the power under the constitution to make this decision.
Those who agree that the Court made the right decision must also agree that the soldier in the field has no right to take the life of any terrorist under the age of eighteen from this so called "moral" point of view. Should the soldier ask that terrorist for his I.D. before shooting him? Wouldn't that be lovely.