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SmokeyTheBear · 06-25-2008, 09:41 AM

"The death penalty is not a proportional punishment for the rape of a child" - Justice Anthony Kennedy

I betcha he would feel differently if it were his children being raped.

Court rejects death penalty for raping children

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court has struck down a Louisiana law that allows the execution of people convicted of a raping a child.

In a 5-4 vote, the court says the law allowing the death penalty to be imposed in cases of child rape violates the Constitution's ban on cruel and unusual punishment.

"The death penalty is not a proportional punishment for the rape of a child," Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote in his majority opinion. His four liberal colleagues joined him, while the four more conservative justices dissented.

There has not been an execution in the United States for a crime that did not also involve the death of the victim in 44 years.

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06-25-2008, 09:41 AM
SmokeyTheBear ►SouthOfHeaven Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: PlanetEarth MyBoardRank: GerbilMaster My-Penis-Size: extralarge MyWeapon: Computer Posts: 28,609	"The death penalty is not a proportional punishment for the rape of a child" "The death penalty is not a proportional punishment for the rape of a child" - Justice Anthony Kennedy I betcha he would feel differently if it were his children being raped. Court rejects death penalty for raping children WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court has struck down a Louisiana law that allows the execution of people convicted of a raping a child. In a 5-4 vote, the court says the law allowing the death penalty to be imposed in cases of child rape violates the Constitution's ban on cruel and unusual punishment. "The death penalty is not a proportional punishment for the rape of a child," Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote in his majority opinion. His four liberal colleagues joined him, while the four more conservative justices dissented. There has not been an execution in the United States for a crime that did not also involve the death of the victim in 44 years. ------------------------------------------ __________________ hatisblack at yahoo.com Last edited by SmokeyTheBear; 06-25-2008 at 09:42 AM..