[Yaelle]

An 18 year old who has sex with a 17 year old is guilty of stautory rape. You want to kill someone in that case?

No. But how to make the law? You have to draw a line somewhere. If you like it better, maybe all "sex/fondling with a minor more than two years younger than yourself" should receive the death penalty. I would definitely want there to be a deterrent to the 24-year-old guys who prey on 14-year-olds today. Or vice versa with the sexes.

[CGTRWK]

I would definitely want there to be a deterrent to the 24-year-old guys who prey on 14-year-olds.

When that 14 year old dresses and acts indistinguishably from an 18 year old slut - or a 24 year old slut for that matter - and fools a drunken college boy at a party, you want the state to kill him?

[brownsfan]

"No. But how to make the law? You have to draw a line somewhere. If you like it better, maybe all "sex/fondling with a minor more than two years younger than yourself" should receive the death penalty. I would definitely want there to be a deterrent to the 24-year-old guys who prey on 14-year-olds today. Or vice versa with the sexes."

Agreed. I'm just saying the law needs to be thought out. Things that are done knee jerk, (as liberals do), tend to have unintended consequences.