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© Thomson Reuters 2024.Charges against father of Georgia shooting suspect test emerging legal strategy
By Rich McKay ATLANTA©2024 GPlusMedia Inc.
30 Comments
wallace
bass4funk
The death penalty for a 14-year-old child would be monstrous which is why it was abolished. The father would be guilty of manslaughter. No death penalty for that.
stormcrow
Another AR-style weapon was involved. Regular guns are bad enough, but why on earth do people need to own these kinds of weapons?
Bob Fosse
I think supporting the death penalty for a 14 year old is something I would expect from the Taliban.
Hawk
They are the ultimate, must-have cosplay accessory.
Hawk
I know we are talking about America here, but it would certainly work on me: If you leave your AR-15 lying unsecured around your house where your mentally unstable, traumatized teenager can get hold of it and shoot someone with it, you'll be held accountable. I'd be locking that thing up tight.
wallace
The mother is already in prison for another offense.
Anyone advocating the death penalty for a child is a monster.
It won't happen nor will he get life in prison without parole.
Bob Fosse
Why the mother? On which charge specifically?
Bear in mind, in case you didn’t know, that the mother had been absent from the family home for some time and was in fact under a court order to have no contact with them.
wallace
Guns R US.
Hawk
Well, @Bob Fosse has already demolished this, but executing a minor is a violation of that minor's constitutional right under the 8th Amendment. You wanting this minor to be executed equals you supporting the violation of his rights. End of.
wallace
The Constitution does not allow for the execution of a child.
The death penalty for juvenile offenders was banned by the Supreme Court in 2005. See the Roper v. Simmons.
https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/policy-issues/juveniles/prior-to-roper-v-simmons
Waste of time suggesting something that will never happen.
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The U.S. is the only country in the world where kids as young as 13 have been sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.
Related Report
Cruel and Unusual
EJI’s report documents the practice of sentencing 13- and 14-year-old children to die in prison.
https://eji.org/issues/children-in-prison/
Hawk
So you support the violation of Constitutional rights.
Bob Fosse
Shameful.
Oooh now it’s a ‘hypothetical’ (which you don’t deal in, remember?) after only yesterday learning that the death penalty for minors was abolished in The US.
Nice try.
Bob Fosse
Again, what is the charge?
“Being a terrible parent” deserves a life sentence?
14 year olds should be executed?
Sounds like Iran, Saudi, or China.
Hawk
bass4funk,
You're wrong, but fair enough. In the, probably vain, hope of this discussion not being shut down, I'll leave it there.
Bob Fosse
Your exhibited repeatedly flawed understanding of the US Constitution will not be winning you any arguments, ever.
All the “across the pond, libs, the left, blah blah blahs” in the world won’t help you.
Bob Fosse
Life with no parole for both of them. Then get working on passing Georgia gun control laws. Kemp won’t do anything, boot him out.
plasticmonkey
Sounds like you have little regard for basic human rights.
Do you think the GOP should work toward scrapping the 8th Amendment, or that states should simply put the middle finger to the 8th and execute 14-year-olds?
plasticmonkey
From what age do you think the death penalty should be applied? Or should there be no age limit?
TokyoLiving
Punish them all..
bass4funk
I have regard for basic human rights, he didn't though
Hey, now there's a thought right there....
Mr Kipling
So much care and concern for the 14 year old murderer. How about asking the dead kids parents and relatives of the dead teachers what they think a suitable punishment should be. And yes, sentences for crimes are punishments.
bass4funk
I can live with that.
It should be considered.
He should at the very least get life, the mother as well.
bass4funk
Has nothing to do with their constitutional rights, relax. I am just saying it would be a good thing if the kid could get the death penalty.
bass4funk
Great!
I guess, I am a proud monster and unapologetic
That’s on them, personally, I don’t care. They have to live with it, I don’t, but if this kid at least gets life and never gets to see and feel the sun on his skin, that’s a plus.
bass4funk
Not for me.
Not nice try, he won’t get out, ever. So that’s good, I’m happy, I just wish he would have gotten the death penalty. You take the good and you take the bad.
bass4funk
She shouldn’t be anywhere in society.
Even better
bass4funk
I think both should get the death penalty.
bass4funk
With her lengthy crime record, she shouldn’t be on the streets.
In this case, yes.
If they indiscriminately kill innocent people, absolutely.
I see
bass4funk
In some fantasy dream? When is the guy ever right?
I understand, but I still think he should get the death penalty, if anyone is deserving of it, it is this monster.
I don't care; I think the kid should pay the ultimate price, and if you don't like what I am saying or even my position on the case, Oh, well.
bass4funk
No misunderstanding, not sure what you are murmuring about again
And yet, you continue to get blown away, imagine that.
Believe me when I tell you, I don't need squat from any lib. Lol