[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.

[billorites]

"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."

The list of dumb laws is mighty long. All the "hate crime" legislation is particularly egregious, IMHO.

On the other hand, it's easy to promote such nonsense if you hold the Constitution in complete disregard.

[PistolPaknMama]

equal protection

Equal protection for who? The perp or the victim?

I'm sorry but there are some "classes" of people who deserve more protection. Just as an unborn child cannot escape the suctioning device of a "doctor's" equipment, elder folks cannot escape a 25 year old crazed gunman bent on killing.

[TheBattman]

What exactly makes murdering a 67 year old person more "terrible" than murdering a 5 year old, a 20 year old, or a 40 year old?

Some people use their public office to use as their own personal soapbox.

What the Arkansas Legislators need to do is get past this stupid waste of time and get on to fixing the Education system. They are keeping the citizens in the dark - way too much back-room bribery/exchanges/negotiations for my taste. Unfortunately, between the ignorance of many legislators and the lazyness of others, I am afraid that they are going to just muck around and screw things up worse than they already are.