Supreme Court rejects death penalty for raping children | Thread profile

In a 5-4 vote, the court said the Louisiana law allowing the death penalty to be imposed in such cases violates the Constitution's ban on cruel and unusual punishment http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/ss/nationworld/89277. php

For God's sake...if there was ever a crime that deserves the death penalty it's this!! But once again the libs on the high court of the land have no problem throwing the most vulnerable ones in our society to the wolves... it's frikin sad!!!! btw, what the hell do you call RAPING A CHILD if not cruel and unsual punishment!!?? The punishment should fit the crime. Last ...

The lives and well being of our children are once again cheapened.

Did anyone read the opinion? Just what do you disagree with besides killing convicted rapists?

BuckFan wrote: Did anyone read the opinion? Just what do you disagree with besides killing convicted rapists? Did you miss that little evolving thingy????? besides killing convicted [child] rapists? You need more to disagree with????? For Chrissssss sake man......

Let's review this...raping children....not so bad..killing the rapers of children...very bad....ahuh....now..how can I look at my great-niece and say a man who may cause harm to you now has their welfare looked after by the highest court in the country. Madness... I would like to take pictures of raped children...send them to those judges who dissented...and ask them...."Somewhere in ...

These concerns overlook the meaning and full substance of the established proposition that the Eighth Amendment is defined by “the evolving standards of decency that mark the progress of a maturing society.”

They evolving standards of decency???? Are you freakin kidding me?? Is there any hope left? Our judges don't even undestand the concept of civility in a society.

independant willie wrote: For God's sake...if there was ever a crime that deserves the death penalty it's this!! But once again the libs on the high court of the land have no problem throwing the most vulnerable ones in our society to the wolves... it's frikin sad!!!! btw, what the hell do you call RAPING A CHILD if not cruel and unsual punishment!!?? The punishment should ...

The ruling makes perfect sense to me, something I'm missing here?