[Alberta's Child]

The bill would provide that a defendant convicted of capital murder in the death of a victim aged 62 or older could be condemned to death with no other aggravating circumstances.

So much for the equal protection clause of the U.S. Constitution. This has to be one of the dumbest proposed laws that I've ever heard of.

[ambrose]

So if you kill someone who is 61 1/2, you may not be eligible for the death penalty, but if you kill someone who is 62, you are. Okay.

[sheik yerbouty]

From the state that gave us Beelzebubba...

[DeaconBenjamin]

The perp got the death penalty. What more did he want?

[xm177e2]

How exactly is it worse to kill an old person? Can someone explain to me the difference?

[ItisaReligionofPeace]

Uhm, why is killing a 63 year old worse than killing a 61 year old. This is stupid.

[fightu4it]

Yes, indeed, why don't we let the politicians decide whos life is worth the death sentence if you take it. Sheeeeeesh, for crying out loud, a life is a life and anyone who takes on ought to be ready to forfeit his own. It's that damn simple.

[1tin_soldier]

Having moved to Arkansas a couple years ago, I am struck by how unabashedly politicians here seek to create special rights and special punishments based upon one's group status. Reading the newspapers here is like watching a train wreck .......... you know it's going to be horrible, but you just have to look!

And the sheeple simply graze on the ever-thinning field......

[steplock]

Is this the same Bennet sponsoring HB1091 ??

AN ACT TO ALLOW A CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT TO WAIVE CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR PERSONNEL CURRENTLY EMPLOYED BY THE AFFECTED SCHOOL DISTRICTS; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.