[sinkspur]

Why is it worse to murder a minor than an adult?

I didn't say it was worse. That's a subjective judgment. I'm sure the family of the adult murder victim would say that their loved one's murder was worse than some unknown child's murder would be.

I'm for harsher penalties for child murder because of the nature of children: trusting, believing in adults.

[independentmind]

You're on to something, sinkspur. Different penalties for homosexual and heterosexual rape have much to do with the natures of men and women.

By the way, I wasn't aware that female rape of men was a widespread problem--how many convictions a year are made for that crime?

[dogbyte12]

Who here is planning on having homosexual sex now that the Supreme Court ruled this way? Who here is planning on drinking themselves to a stupor tonight because it is legal to do so at home? It is also legal to eat 2 gallons of Ben & Jerry's at home tonight.

I think some people's problem is that they really have no faith whatsoever in their fellow humans. Perhaps we should pass a constitutional amendment that bans smoking, booze, and sodomy and gives the death penalty for a first offense.

We would be healthier, we would be purer, and it would be a great country to live in. Reagan's optimism must have rubbed off on me in a bad way. I believe that people will find morality without having the nanny state ordaining it.