Wednesday, March 02, 2005

No more teen execution !!!

5-4 Supreme Court Abolishes Juvenile Executions

By Charles Lane

The Supreme Court abolished capital punishment for juvenile offenders yesterday, ruling 5 to 4 that it is unconstitutional to sentence anyone to death for a crime he or she committed while younger than 18.

URL: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A62584-2005Mar1.html

Also read: US court bans Juvenile execution
Hurray!!!! Now maybe the United States might just live up to their being considered a civilized nation!

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