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To: FreeTally
Actually, I could probably agree that murder, rape, child molestation and treason should be the four crimes that are capital offenses.

I don't know. Since you've distinguished it from rape, the definition of child molestation gets awfully fuzzy.

I'm a big fan of corporal punishment, myself. If some old lech feels up a 15-year-old, a thorough caning will probably suffice to correct his behavior.

15 posted on 06/12/2002 11:52:09 AM PDT by Physicist
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To: Physicist
I don't know. Since you've distinguished it from rape, the definition of child molestation gets awfully fuzzy.

I didn't think about that. I guess you could lump the two together and just call it rape. The age of the victim should not matter.

I also would want for there to be new "rules" covering a conviction for rape. Juries have been known to convict a person for rape merely upon testimony, without any real evidence. That could not be allowed. I would insist that there be laws that would prevent prosecuters from filing any charges without actual, physical evidence. The word of the woman(or man) can not be considered as evidence.

25 posted on 06/12/2002 12:15:16 PM PDT by FreeTally
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