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Originally Posted by GreyWolf
No way should any kid on this planet have a death penalty tied to their crime. This attitude is totally backward, does nothing to give closure to any victim and the death penalty never was a deterrant.
Kids have murdered, and each case is totally different. Some are "errors" which were never intended, others deliberately killed their parents etc and they were executed when of legal age (sick idea).
Generally, you get the children you deserve. They were never born criminals and their conduct is usually a reflection of the society they live in. A society that plays Judas and tries to wipe their problems under the carpet by the death penality is taking the easy way out and ignoring the core problem.
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First, I am not talking about each case. I am specifically talking about cases like the one described in the article, which consist of cruelty for cruelty's sake.
Second, while I do believe that behaviour is in large part an effect of the state of society, I do not believe that this somehow implies that society or the individuals it is composed of "deserve" anything, since that would imply the existence of some higher authority determining what exactly one "deserves" for specific actions. Whether or not they were born criminals is not important, what is important is what they are now: monsters. I agree with you though that wiping such problems under the carpet would not suffice - much better to bury them under 6 feet of solid earth.
Just out of curiosity... what exactly do you believe the "core problem" you mentioned is?