[Quick1]

Unbelieveable that there were even four justices in support of killing children.

You're either pro-life or you're not.

[JimRed]

You're either pro-life or you're not.

Pro innocent life.

[JimRed]

Unbelieveable that there were even four justices in support of killing children.

The murdering gang-bangers typically involved hardly qualify as "children".

[highlandbreeze]

And...a murderer is pro-life?

As far as I know, we haven't executed a teenager yet. I thought it takes about 15+ years before an execution is done.

[technomage]

You're either pro-life or you're not.

Tell that to the families of the victims.

[Labyrinthos]

You're either pro-life or you're not.

I'm glad to see that I'm not the only one here who has a problem with the intellectual dishonesty among those pro-death penalty advocates who are also anti-abortion, and I wonder how many of those switch sides and favor killing babies when conceived by rape or incest.

What also boggles my mind is the numebr of pro-death penalty advocates who regularly pray to God for everything from the winning lotto numbers, to good weather for their upcoming vacation, high grades on their children's report card, business success, and good health, but don't trust God enough to judge those convicted of murder by us mere humans and administer the ultimate punishment. Like you said, you're either pro-life or you're not, and as far as I'm concerned there is no middle ground.

[conserv13]

Thanks.

Children under the age of 18 cannot vote, they cannot drink, they cannot smoke. But they can be executed?

[nightdriver]

"Unbelieveable that there were even four justices in support of killing children."

Right!

After all, if someone is murdered by someone under the age of 18, he isn't quite as dead as he would be if he were murdered by an adult.

Sounds reasonable to me. (/sarc.)

[RepublicMan4U]

I see your point, but unfortunately, it's the minority opinion in either party. A friend of mine wrote an article about this for our college paper. Someone with a personal vindetta against him posted the article on Freerepublic along with his E-mail address. He received lots of nasty flames and even a few threats.

[jaykay]

Unbelieveable that there were even four justices in support of killing children.

Of course they will be in their mid to late twenties by the time the sentence is carried out. Also, consider that for prosecution to pursue the death penalty on someone under 18 and for the jury to impose it, the crimes had to have been particulary horrific.

Two of the "children" released from death row by this ruling are the murderers and rapists Perez and Villareal who raped and murdered 15 year old Elizabeth Pena and 14 year old Jennifer Ertman in Texas about 12 years ago. They not only raped them but violated them in every orifice before beating them to death. Then they called the girls' parents and asked if they knew where their daughters were. Nice kids that SCOTUS has let off the hook.