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Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Court rejects death penalty for raping children

"The death penalty is not a proportional punishment for the rape of a child," Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote in his majority opinion.

Then what is? If it's not proportional then how about an eye for an eye - rape the rapist. His crime should be shouted out through the prison walls so the inmates can rape the "s..t" out of him.

As a mother, I was anguished. Especially when I read articles like this where the judge basically gave the rapist a slap on the wrist for repeatedly raping a child over a four year span starting when she was seven.

Children should be protected.

2 Comments:

  • I'm generally not in favor of the death penalty because of the shit ass job the courts do and the possibility of executing the wrong person. But as DNA evidence becomes more prevalent, I think I need to rethink that. Certainly in the case of child rape. I honestly can't even put my thoughts on that very long without wanting to scream.

    at 7:22 PM  

  • I can't even wrap my head around this one.

    at 10:31 AM  

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