"how will Capital Punishment for sex offenders curb any crime at all?"
I dont care if it does. If someone rapes and kills your son, I'd rather not pay their living expenses.
What punishment would be acceptable for such an act? Remember this is your child, not someone elses.
Legislating from emotion is not a conservative trait. If you have to make such an appeal, it betrays a certain weakness of argument.
His question is valid. And maybe the response is "Not at all, but it will make us feel better."
I too am worried about the possibility of abuse. Too many men are accused of molesting their children.
Besides, this whole thing just screams of grandstanding politicians. It won't stand, and the only real result will be a very large legal bill for Oklahoma taxpayers to foot. I wish legislators who voted for such things were actually responsible for the legal costs that result.
Believe me when I say it is not grandstanding. The people of Oklahoma want this law and since our representatives are supposed to represent us, we got the law.
On what do you base that assessment?