Sue Hartigan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Hi Sooz:
To be honest I think that if they started holding parents responsible
for their childrens actions at a younger age it would not get to this
point.
I can't see putting an 11 year old on death row, at the same time I
think something has to be done to stop what is going on now. The one
thing that this man said that I totally agree with is the fact that kids
are not like they were when we were that age. At the same time though,
they are still kids. If I were on a jury with an 11 year old facing the
DP, no matter how I felt about the DP, I could not bring back a verdict
of death.
Parental responsibility would go a long way in helping relieve the
situation that is now happening, IMO. And stronger punishments, but I
can't go along with killing children.
Sue
>
> Hello,
>
> Sue Hartigan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> >
> > This morning on the Today show a representative from Texas was on
> > explaining why he was submitting a bill to have 11 year olds face the DP
> > in Texas when they commit a capital offense.
>
> I saw that this morning, too, and was appalled at the thought.
>
> I think that there has to be a way to keep these children under the
> supervision of the cj system and NOT automatically release them when
> they reach a certain age. Unfortunately I have no answer how this could
> be done, perhaps after extensive rehabilitation and education and they
> meet certain standards they then could be released, in stages (?)
>
> What do you think?
>
> Sooz
>
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