"Linda D. Misek-Falkoff, Ph.D., J.D." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Life without parole is about as far as I can see when trying to view
this. The idea of holding a child on death row until a certain age seems
medieval; isn't this cruel and unusual per se? LDMF.
----------------------Sue Hartigan
wrote:--------------------------------
> 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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