Some Death Row Inmates Who Were Under 18 ("Little Angels" spared by SCOTUS)

My Way News ^ | 01 Mar 2005 | Associated Press

[SpyGuy]

These are but a few of the approx 70 "little angels" that, according to five Liberal activists on the US Supreme Court, deserve our pity and compassion.

I want to hear from the supporters of today's ruling: tell us all how these "children" had no idea that what they were doing was wrong.

[HMFIC]

Dear SCOTUS,

You can die now. Time for new blood who think in THIS century not the early 1900's!

[WinOne4TheGipper]

I heard the decision was 5-4, I just haven't heard which 5, so I'll take a wild stab (no pun intended) at who voted with the lib bloc. Was it O'Connor?

[lnbchip]

First, let me say that I am an opponent of the death penalty in general for religious reasons. However, I don't understand the court's hipocracy in declaring the death penalty unconstitutional for minors because they could not be held fully accountable because of their age while at the same time declaring that they can have unlimited access to abortions without any hindrance or parental notification.

Either minors are congnizant enough to receive adult treatment and make adult decisions or they are not. If a minor is adult enough to kill an infant in the womb without any consent from parents or other adults, then that minor is adult enough to face the same treatment that any person gets when they commit murder.

[confederate66]

You'll find NO sympathy for ANY judges in this corner. They write laws how they see fit, not interpret them. This country will fall from within with this type of rendering of "justice".

[Dog]

Imagine a month from now Al Qaeda attacks the US using a squad of 17 year olders.......and they pull off a 9/11 style attack.....and kill 3,000.......they would not be eligible for the death penalty based on todays ruling.

[Dog]

Justice Kennedy

[oldleft]

They didn't argue that they didn't know what they were doing. The argument was that in our society you're generally not considered a responsible adult until you're 18. This goes for voting, fighting wars, financial independence from your guardian, ect.

Let the blow back begin.

[glock rocks]

who voted with the lib bloc. Was it O'Connor?

Nope. 5 to 4 decision. Dissenting: Scalia, Thomas, Rehnquist and O'Connor. Kennedy wrote the majority opinion.

Speak softly and own a big rottweiler.

[eureka!]

Kennedy

[SF Republican]

True, these are very sad stories but to be honest I have little problem with this decision; technically (and that is the law) they were NOT adults; if they get a lifetime in prison it is fine with me, the hell they live in there is deserved.

[highlandbreeze]

Nope. Kennedy

[vox_freedom]

The age of reason has been set at 7 years of age. That is the age that, unless mentally unfit, knows right from wrong. The death penalty should definitely be applied when the punishment fits the crime and the SCOTUS is wrong, wrong, wrong to be moving the death penalty off the options list for capital crimes.
By the way, if a 16 or 17 year old kills the President, must we house them in a prison forever?

[mother22wife21]

ping

for later read

[Piedra79]

We don't allow people under 18 to smoke, vote, or purchase pornography. They can't consent to sex with someone over the age of 18, and they certainly can't drink. Is it possible that such laws are in place because we as a society decided long ago that the capacity for kids to form decisions is not the same as an adult?

I know this is brought up many time, but do we really want to say that our country shares a practice that is only done in some of the more despotic countries in the middle east?

[SpyGuy]

They didn't argue that they didn't know what they were doing.

I didn't say that SCOTUS argued that. I said I wanted to hear from people who believe that these so-called "children" should not be executed because they didn't know that what they were doing was wrong. For examples of this line of thinking, read some of the posts on this thread:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1353383/posts

[kaktuskid]

Lobotomize the little bastards....and disband the SCOTUS (which the congress can do LEGALLY)

[SteveMcKing]

Someone should start a website dedicated to all of their victims and their family.

[WinOne4TheGipper]

Thanks. I guess I assumed wrong.

[joey9004]

didn't you know?? the only children that can be killed are the unborn...