To: Porterville
I don't know where I stand. Not all under 18 are tried in an Adult court
That is decided on a case by case bases and the type of crime committed and not all states have the death penalty
The Supreme Court today just took that right of the States away
59 posted on
03/01/2005 11:17:51 AM PST by
Mo1
(Question to the Media/Press ... Why are you hiding the Eason Jordan tapes ????)
To: Mo1
You make a GREAT point.
Gee you guys and gals are all so smart, that I find myself agreeing with all of you. I would make a terrible juror. Both sides sound logical. And I am a conservative. But today's news is a new story and it is really making me think.
61 posted on
03/01/2005 11:19:38 AM PST by
buffyt
(If it is important to protect people from a local crime - what about an entire nation?)
To: Mo1
As well they should have. Executing minors put us in a handful of rogue states.
Children's brains are different. They should be treated different. I beleive they are redeemable.
I will assume those of you who do not are atheists.
66 posted on
03/01/2005 11:27:03 AM PST by
Einigkeit_Recht_Freiheit
(Patriotism: you love your own people first; Nationalism, you hate people other than your own first.)
To: Mo1
The Supreme Court today just took that right of the States away
They've been doing that a lot lately. The founding fathers are continually rolling in their graves.
To: Mo1
The Supreme Court today just took that right power of the States away
260 posted on
03/04/2005 2:45:00 PM PST by
El Gato
(Activist Judges can twist the Constitution into anything they want ... or so they think.)
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