CNN: US SUPREME COURT: ALL DEATH PENALTY CASES WITH JUVENILE KILLERS THROWN OUT!

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[Next_Time_NJ]

The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the Constitution forbids the execution of killers who were under 18 when they committed their crimes, ending a practice used in 19 states.

The 5-4 decision throws out the death sentences of about 70 juvenile murderers and bars states from seeking to execute minors for future crimes.

The executions, the court said, were unconstitutionally cruel.

This report will be updated as details become available.

[Mo1]

The executions, the court said, were unconstitutionally cruel.

And the murders they committed aren't cruel?

[Next_Time_NJ]

So if a child learned to have sex? If they learned how to drink wiskey? If they learned how to drive a car? and follows through with the act, they are no longer children either? Again.. we only treat them as adults when they do something bad.

[M 91 u2 K]

Abortion is about life not only morality.

We have the right to life as long as we are not a threat to others.

New born babies have a right to life!

[colorcountry]

When you commit first degree murder fully knowing that what you are doing is wrong...There is your line.

Oh well then...you are in favor of making it even MORE arbitrary.

Most 7 year olds understand that murder is wrong. But with cartoons and video games...maybe they don't understand that shooting someone might actually KILL them. Same can be said for even some 14 year olds. Who will make the decision then...A psychologist, a judge, YOU?

We have made the age of majority 18. That is the law in the land. We simply must accept that children are viewed differently by LAW.

[amosmoses]

Are you serious? Ok then why cant juveniles sit on juries? Do they lack reason? Or can 12 yr olds serve in the military?

[Vaquero]

well yeah then it will be the guns fault....

[MeekOneGOP]

So because there is no death penalty, there is no penalty at all? Huh?

Huh? I never said there should be NO death penalty. And I thought it was pretty obvious. I am PRO DEATH PENALTY. You do the CRIME (murder), you pay the price (the death penalty).

And because of the seriousness of the crime of MURDER, I'm not inclined to really have an age restriction whatsoever. Yeah, if you're old enough to murder someone, and you know that murder is wrong, then you're old enough to face the consequences.

[Netizen]

You don't give someone that is just learning to drive the right to drink at the same time. That would increase the drink driving deaths which of course these young drinkers would not be held accountable for, according to some.

We have a society where we try to incrementally move minors into adulthood. If the legal drinking age were 16 I think we'd see a lot more drop outs and more alcohol abuse. We don't take them into the military because we want to educate minors.

Recruiters get into trouble for things like forging high school diplomas.

These things shouldn't HAVE to be explained!

[JCEccles]

We have made the age of majority 18. That is the law in the land. We simply must accept that children are viewed differently by LAW.

"We" have done no such thing. That's the whole point.

[Next_Time_NJ]

Abortion is about both life and morality.. Abortion has a ton to do with morals. And the death penality has nothing to do with life?

[Dustbunny]

I really don't have a problem applying the death penalty to teenagers...as long as they are kept in prison until they die.

Ditto to that !

[Hexenhammer]

No one is so young and innocent when they commit a murder that they are unaware it is wrong.

[Next_Time_NJ]

Thats my point.. They arent ready yet.. They dont have the brains to do it. Again why only treat them as adults when they do something bad..

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Because we understand that there is a much lower threshold to knowing when a big something is bad. It is the subtle nuances that come later. First degree murder is not subtle.

You ask any eight year old and he knows what death is.

[snarkytart]

>>Lock him up for life, don't execute. I know it won't satisfy your lust for blood, but aren't we trying to run a moral country here?<<

LOL

good one.
Lock him up for life ..okay.

You mean lock him up until some other judge reverses his sentence.

Crime does pay.

[M 91 u2 K]

It's more complicated than that. A crime can have a mandatory minimum sentence. However, a judge is now more free to determine whether a person convicted of a crime deserves to have additonal years added to his sentence. This ruling does not give judges the power to go under a mandatory minimum sentence.

Oh no Judges can now give what sentences they want which means bleeding heart liberal judges will give lighter sentences to criminals.

The ruling over turned mandatory minimum sentencing laws, I believe. Correct me If I am wrong with a link.

[Perdogg]

Will they be put into GP when convicted? That might be worse than death.

[FlatLandBeer]

Not really surprised by this.
But to get some discussion started think about this. If you support the death penalty for junvinials this you must support lowering the age of consent. You have said that the individual was sane and cognitive enought to committe the crime. There for the same junvinal is capable for the same sane and cognitive thought process to consent to sexual activity.

debate away freepers!!!!!!!!!