U.S. Supreme Court to hear Texas argue death penalty for child rapists

[DinoDoc]

I still don't understand how this would be cruel. Unusual I can understand but cruel?

Imran's right though. Strange as it may seem to me, the Court already set down the precedent in the previous rape case though and I don't think this is sufficently different on the facts for the Court to ignore the previous case.

[BeBMan]

Nanny State Why waste tax money on this? Sentence them to kill themselves will do it. This is communism

[Zkribbler]

Originally posted by DinoDoc
I still don't understand how this would be cruel. Unusual I can understand but cruel?

The rationale is this: Killing someone can result in the death penalty. But imposing the death penalty when the defendant did not kill someone is excessive, and excessive punishment is "cruel."

IIRC, even felony murder (i.e. you're committing a felony and as a result, someone dies -- say, your robbing a bank and your accomplice kills someone), doesn't get YOU the death penalty.

[KrazyHorse]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui
I think it'd be one of the most shocking results in recent memory if Texas was able to get away with this.

It's not Texas trying to get away with it. It's Texas helping Louisiana try to get away with it.

[DinoDoc]

IIRC, even felony murder (i.e. you're committing a felony and as a result, someone dies -- say, your robbing a bank and your accomplice kills someone), doesn't get YOU the death penalty.

Depends on the state.

[Proteus_MST]

Originally posted by BeBro
Nanny State Why waste tax money on this? Sentence them to kill themselves will do it. This is communism

It´s not as if many inmates of the death row don´t try this repeatedly

But often enough they will get saved from their suicide attempt and then put into hospital till they´re healthy enough again to wait for their execution

[Imran Siddiqui]

Originally posted by Zkribbler
The rationale is this: Killing someone can result in the death penalty. But imposing the death penalty when the defendant did not kill someone is excessive, and excessive punishment is "cruel."

Yeah, that's about right. Lack of proportionality makes it cruel and unusual, especially when the punishment is death.

[Lancer]

How do these things even come to trial? Texas PD doesn't get issued guns anymore? Nobody taught them how to plant a weapon on a dead ******* that got whats coming to him?



Get with it Texas!

[Riesstiu IV]

Honestly we should take a nod from Walker Texas Ranger and start executing people using multiple round house kicks to the face instead of lethal injection. It's a lot more humane.

[Dinner]

I'd like to take this moment to say I think we all agree Texas sucks.

[Lancer]

I like Texas, Sloww lives there.

I just think they should learn to shoot first, plant guns later.

[Riesstiu IV]

Oh, so the fact I live in Texas wasn't a factor for you Lancer? I mean, your picture threads are the only reason I don't beat my Filipino gardeners and caddies with unrestricted impunity anymore.

[Ben Kenobi]

Proportionate would be locking the bastards away and letting everyone else in the prison have their turn.

Would you prefer that Imran?

I don't think that's currently an option offered in prison.

[Lancer]

Originally posted by Riesstiu IV
Oh, so the fact I live in Texas wasn't a factor for you Lancer? I mean, you're picture threads are the only reason I don't beat my Filipino gardeners and caddies with unrestricted impunity anymore.

...and Riesstiu too!

[LordShiva]

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