Do U agree with the Supreme Court decision to ban capital punishment for those whose crimes were committed before they were eighteen?
Where can i find sources for more info on this???
Any books? Articles?
I also wanna know what you all think....
2006-11-02 06:44:45 · 9 answers · asked by cristi86san 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
How do I "search" for this??
2006-11-02 06:45:21 · update #1
Yes, I agree with it.
2006-11-02 06:50:12 · answer #1 · answered by Amy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, executing Children is really tough to support, even if the kids were horrible hell-spawn. I mean, no one executed Mary Bell, and that was back when capital punishments were carried out usually within a year or 6 months.
Maybe first time offenders can be rehabilitated better than hardened serial killers. Kids are easily lead astray and that represents a lot of juvenile offenders who would be put to death.
I agree with the ban.
2006-11-02 06:53:23 · answer #2 · answered by Rabid 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would agree with the Supreme court on the issue of banning capital punishment for those under 18 but i would encourage retroactive abortion for any one who commits murder under the age of 18.
2006-11-02 06:51:21 · answer #3 · answered by daydoom 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I used believe in capital punishment but after
what we found out later it was used for too
many different reasons other than justice,
I changed the way I think about it when I see the wrong man is accused just to cover up .
Today we're in a dilemma we don't know
who to trust ? can any body trust the leadership ?
2006-11-02 07:00:24 · answer #4 · answered by massimo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No I don't. I support capital punishment. Not in the spirit of revenge but so they can't do it again. And I think that cop killers should go to the head of the line.
2006-11-02 06:49:01 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes. i would agree with a decision to ban capital punishment altogether. it is not a right or duty of the state to murder its citizens.
2006-11-02 06:47:13 · answer #6 · answered by valleybrook515 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, if it's murder, rape or what ever the victims aren't less dead or traumatized if the perpetrator is under 18....For me, if I was 18 & going to jail for the rest of my life I would rather be dead.....but I do believe the appeals process should be shortened significantly!
2006-11-02 06:49:30 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a matter of international treaty, observed by nearly every country of the world -- except Iran and Saudi Arabia.
UN Convention on the Rights of the Child: http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu3/b/k2crc.htm
Protocol 6, European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms: http://conventions.coe.int/Treaty/EN/Treaties/Html/114.htm
Roper v. Simmons (Missouri death penalty for minors case): http://supreme.justia.com/us/543/03-633/case.html
2006-11-02 06:49:46 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
no, they know it is wrong to commit crimes against another--they know...
2006-11-02 06:52:09 · answer #9 · answered by phyllis_neel 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋