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• [1] Katie from Forest Hills June 25, 2008 - 11:32AM

  The punishment must fit the crime. Rape is horrible but it doesn't warrant the death penalty.

  I'm sure there are real cases of child rape but there are also many children who are coached and lie. Anyone can make an accusation and someone is arrested and people convict them before the legal system can even deal with them. This is justice, we want justice for all and innocent until proven guilty and America is free of cruel and inhumane or unusual punishment not let's go crazy on a witch hunt and be hysterical.

  
  
• [2] chris o from New York City June 25, 2008 - 11:50AM

  It seems a little audacious for the Court to decide what deserves the death penalty and what does not. Child rape does not deserve the death penalty, they say. You could probably make a stronger case for executing a child rapist than someone who kills (or whose accomplice kills) while robbing a bank.

  The point is: this really seems like legislating from the bench, not legal principle.

  
  
• [3] Peter from Sunset Park June 25, 2008 - 11:50AM

  Ms. Bazelon's podcasts at Slate are very entertaining and interesting. I don't agree with some of her views (I supported Clinton), but the Slate podcasts really flush out the issues.

  
  
• [4] chris o from New York City June 25, 2008 - 11:51AM

  This is not any rape, this is raping a child. A person who does this really should not inhabit this planet. And I generally don't support the death penalty, I do NOT support the death penalty. But this crime is at the pinnacle of the worst.

  
  
• [5] Katie from Forest Hills June 25, 2008 - 11:52AM

  It is not for the State to decide when someone dies.

  Ever notice if you ask a lawyer a question they don't know the answer to they say, "It depends" or "that is interesting."

  Death penalty is cruel and unusual. Loss of liberty, life in prison is enough.

  
  
• [6] hjs from 11211 June 25, 2008 - 11:58AM

  please just say no to bush-mccain

  
  
• [7] Katie from Forest Hills June 25, 2008 - 11:59AM

  More opportunities are lost to indecision than to bad decisions.

  
  
• [8] HardDaysNight from everywhere June 25, 2008 - 10:42PM

  These animals should be first on the death penalty list.