Juvenile Death Penalty Banned

[DarkLadyNyara]

You can't have it both ways. Either they're old enough to drink, smoke, vote for the people with the power to kill them, and be executed, or they're not. Well, good job USA on getting into the 20th century.

Yeah, and it only took us until 5 years into the 21st. I hate my country at times...

[YukiKiro]

For those of you who haven't heard, the U.S. Supreme Court barred states from executing people under the age of 18. This means that about 70 young'uns on death row throughout the country will have to be resentenced, including that Lee Boyd Malvo kid from the Virginia sniper spree a few years ago.

Now wait a second, he hasn't been executed yet? no f'ing way. the snipings have stopped since they were caught, just because now they barred the death penalty shouldn't mean jack. its like when you commit an act sometime ago and then a law was passed that now makes it a crime, and you aren't procecuted for that act. he was put on death row, follow through, that just doesn't make sense. the government really is a bunch of hypocrits.

[Emerald Aeris]

Murder is always wrong, the government saying it's ok doesn't make it right. As someone else said, it's a step in the right direction.

The fact is that children can't be held completely responsible for their actions, and the law rightfully reflects this. Sure, some 17 year olds probably know damn well what they're doing, but they have to draw the line somewhere.

Now if they'd only get it through their skull that rehabilitation as opposed to straight prison time works much better...