The Divided States of America
In a ruling that shocked many American citizens, myself included, 5 out of 9 Supreme Court Justices ruled recently that no person who has committed a crime before the age of 18 could be condemned to the death penalty for that crime.
Big deal? Yes.
What this means is that any person that who has been on death row for the murder of innocent life is as of now released into the general jail population and will not face the ultimate punishment for their most-heinous of crimes against humanity.
Free Pass? Yes.
Here's some quick facts...
* There are 74 people on death row in the US for crimes they committed when they were under the age of 18. Of those 74, 29 are in Texas and 14 in Alabama.
* Since 1976, 22 people have been executed in the US for crimes they committed as juveniles, 13 of them in Texas, where George Bush was governor from 1995 to 2000.
* Nineteen states allow the execution of juvenile offenders.
Here's a very short list of some of the scum that will NOT pay the price for their crimes and will most likely be paroled if the ultra-liberal advocacy groups have anything to do with it...
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Jose Ignacio Monterrubio was 17 years old when he and his older cousin, Sixto Monterrubio, raped (repeatedly), beat (unrecognizable), stabbed (dozens of times) and then strangled a female classmate from Rivera High School in September 1993. The two men buried the body of 16-year-old Carla Villarreal in a shallow grave near the airport.
Carla Villarreal's mutilated body was found one month later - her parents could not recognize any part of her.
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Jose Alfredo Salinas, was 17 on July 28, 2001, when he and two others shot 20-year-old Geronimo Morales in a carjacking and left his 21-month-old daughter, Leslie Ann Morales, strapped in her carseat in a tall grassy area outside Mission, where she later died of dehydration and exposure.
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John Lee Malvo, who turned 20 last month, was 17 when he and sniper mastermind John Allen Muhammad, 53, went on their deadly rampage in 2002 that left 15 people dead. John Lee Malvo will not face the death penalty in any future trials, thanks to the Supreme Court ruling.
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Michael L. Jones, now 22, was 17 when he and a 28-year-old man killed Maneeka D. Plant, 24, and Cedric U. Reinford, 30, on Nov. 21, 1999.
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Patrick Lewis Cook, Robert Benton Miller and Michael Shepherd were all under 18 when police say they pulled a gun on Megan Liebengood, 18, as she was getting groceries out of her car on Sept. 15, 2004. One of the juveniles reportedly asked the others if he should shoot Liebengood. When he got no answer, he shot her in the head.
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Martin Soto-Fong was 17 when he fatally shot Frederick Gee, 45; Huang Ze Wan, 77; and Raymond Arriola, 32, at a market in June 1992.
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Levi M. Jackson was 16 when he killed 40-year-old Patricia Bauerlin during a carjacking.
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Christopher Simmons, now 28, was a 17-year-old high school student in 1993 when he and 15-year-old Charles Benjamin burgled a house in St Louis where the owner, Shirley Crook, was at home and recognized Simmons. Simmons tied Shirley Crook up, took her to a nearby river and threw her off of a bridge to drown. Simmons was caught after he bragged to friends about what he had done. A jury sentenced him to death.
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Have I made my point without even stating it?
These are 8 stories out of 74.
74 stories of heinous and evil actions carried out on innocent people by young men who knew what they were doing when they did it and should therefore (imo) bear the full brunt of the law, both moral, ethical and judicial...except...now Justice has lost its teeth and these young men may yet be free to kill and rape again someday.
Let's take this to the extreme for a moment, it's not that much of a stretch...
Imagine for a moment that all of the worlds Terrorists, Murderers, Rapists and Gang members are aware of what occurs in this nations court system and also let us assume that these same cretins are aware that the system can now be taken advantage of to the point that any Terrorist can plot and carry out as many terrible acts of murder as their heart desires and kills as many innocent people as their twisted minds can imagine and admit to it all in the end - and they will never face the justice they so rightly deserve and be executed - as long as they've done all of these heinous acts before they've turned 18.
On that same token, a 17 year old male could video tape himself kidnapping, raping and killing any number of under age girls, stand before a judge, jury and God and admit to the whole thing and say in a sane mind that he'd do it all again if they'd let him go...and he still wouldn't be put to death for his crimes against humanity...
This must tell you that something is wrong with our Supreme Court Justices.
I would go so far as to say that our Supreme Court has been hijacked by some of the most liberal minds that our nation has produced in the history of our great country.
If you want to open your eyes to who that hijacker is, read up on Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Look into the decisions that have been made by her urging since she was appointed as a supreme court justice by our nations most liberal President - Bill "BJ" Clinton...
The decision to raise the age of accountability for murderous crimes is Ruth Bader Ginsburg's latest triumph over morality, ethics and decency...read up on her and you'll see what I mean.
I don't know what to say, I don't know what my point is right now either.
I guess I'm just hurting somehow and upset that so many peoples lives were taken from them by these trolls and now those peoples families have to go through more pain from knowing that their loved-ones murderer will not pay for their crimes - and that breaks my heart...I guess that's my point.
It just doesn't seem right.
Big deal? Yes.
What this means is that any person that who has been on death row for the murder of innocent life is as of now released into the general jail population and will not face the ultimate punishment for their most-heinous of crimes against humanity.
Free Pass? Yes.
Here's some quick facts...
* There are 74 people on death row in the US for crimes they committed when they were under the age of 18. Of those 74, 29 are in Texas and 14 in Alabama.
* Since 1976, 22 people have been executed in the US for crimes they committed as juveniles, 13 of them in Texas, where George Bush was governor from 1995 to 2000.
* Nineteen states allow the execution of juvenile offenders.
Here's a very short list of some of the scum that will NOT pay the price for their crimes and will most likely be paroled if the ultra-liberal advocacy groups have anything to do with it...
******
Jose Ignacio Monterrubio was 17 years old when he and his older cousin, Sixto Monterrubio, raped (repeatedly), beat (unrecognizable), stabbed (dozens of times) and then strangled a female classmate from Rivera High School in September 1993. The two men buried the body of 16-year-old Carla Villarreal in a shallow grave near the airport.
Carla Villarreal's mutilated body was found one month later - her parents could not recognize any part of her.
******
Jose Alfredo Salinas, was 17 on July 28, 2001, when he and two others shot 20-year-old Geronimo Morales in a carjacking and left his 21-month-old daughter, Leslie Ann Morales, strapped in her carseat in a tall grassy area outside Mission, where she later died of dehydration and exposure.
******
John Lee Malvo, who turned 20 last month, was 17 when he and sniper mastermind John Allen Muhammad, 53, went on their deadly rampage in 2002 that left 15 people dead. John Lee Malvo will not face the death penalty in any future trials, thanks to the Supreme Court ruling.
******
Michael L. Jones, now 22, was 17 when he and a 28-year-old man killed Maneeka D. Plant, 24, and Cedric U. Reinford, 30, on Nov. 21, 1999.
******
Patrick Lewis Cook, Robert Benton Miller and Michael Shepherd were all under 18 when police say they pulled a gun on Megan Liebengood, 18, as she was getting groceries out of her car on Sept. 15, 2004. One of the juveniles reportedly asked the others if he should shoot Liebengood. When he got no answer, he shot her in the head.
******
Martin Soto-Fong was 17 when he fatally shot Frederick Gee, 45; Huang Ze Wan, 77; and Raymond Arriola, 32, at a market in June 1992.
******
Levi M. Jackson was 16 when he killed 40-year-old Patricia Bauerlin during a carjacking.
******
Christopher Simmons, now 28, was a 17-year-old high school student in 1993 when he and 15-year-old Charles Benjamin burgled a house in St Louis where the owner, Shirley Crook, was at home and recognized Simmons. Simmons tied Shirley Crook up, took her to a nearby river and threw her off of a bridge to drown. Simmons was caught after he bragged to friends about what he had done. A jury sentenced him to death.
******
Have I made my point without even stating it?
These are 8 stories out of 74.
74 stories of heinous and evil actions carried out on innocent people by young men who knew what they were doing when they did it and should therefore (imo) bear the full brunt of the law, both moral, ethical and judicial...except...now Justice has lost its teeth and these young men may yet be free to kill and rape again someday.
Let's take this to the extreme for a moment, it's not that much of a stretch...
Imagine for a moment that all of the worlds Terrorists, Murderers, Rapists and Gang members are aware of what occurs in this nations court system and also let us assume that these same cretins are aware that the system can now be taken advantage of to the point that any Terrorist can plot and carry out as many terrible acts of murder as their heart desires and kills as many innocent people as their twisted minds can imagine and admit to it all in the end - and they will never face the justice they so rightly deserve and be executed - as long as they've done all of these heinous acts before they've turned 18.
On that same token, a 17 year old male could video tape himself kidnapping, raping and killing any number of under age girls, stand before a judge, jury and God and admit to the whole thing and say in a sane mind that he'd do it all again if they'd let him go...and he still wouldn't be put to death for his crimes against humanity...
This must tell you that something is wrong with our Supreme Court Justices.
I would go so far as to say that our Supreme Court has been hijacked by some of the most liberal minds that our nation has produced in the history of our great country.
If you want to open your eyes to who that hijacker is, read up on Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Look into the decisions that have been made by her urging since she was appointed as a supreme court justice by our nations most liberal President - Bill "BJ" Clinton...
The decision to raise the age of accountability for murderous crimes is Ruth Bader Ginsburg's latest triumph over morality, ethics and decency...read up on her and you'll see what I mean.
I don't know what to say, I don't know what my point is right now either.
I guess I'm just hurting somehow and upset that so many peoples lives were taken from them by these trolls and now those peoples families have to go through more pain from knowing that their loved-ones murderer will not pay for their crimes - and that breaks my heart...I guess that's my point.
It just doesn't seem right.
posted by Benji at 8:51 AM
5 Comments:
Ben, I couldn't agree with you more on this. I am disgusted and disturbed by the decision of the supreme court. But then again wasen't that already a law in California? -Vanessa
Ben-
You are on target and informed and articulate. Frankly, I am more than concerned at the judges who are legislating their own type of morality from the bench and the long-term ramifications of this.
I like your site and will visit again---I came via Liz's blog)
--SB
I'm no math whiz, but if you put these figures into an equation they make some kind of point. Two states have more people who committed crimes while juveniles deserving of the death penalty than the other seventeen juvenile death-penalty states combined? Texas alone has more criminals whose crimes were committed before the age of eighteen that should be executed than all the other juvenile death-penalty states combined? Texas and Alabama do a dispicable job of rehabilitating juveniles before their crimes become so heinous that death seems the only alternative? The legislators of these two states would support the ban of inutero abortion, but are just fine with the retroactive abortion of the death penalty? Just wonderin'what Jesus thinks about all this.
That's wrong. I think murder / rape should get death penalties. Before 18? Bullshit. They should still go to trial, but if they're guilty, on the table they go. That's just stupid, but proves the idiots of the world trying to shield the "children" who are "innocent" from the big bad law they saw coming a year away. This is only making potential murderers and rapists for the future.
Again, I thank the lovely U.S. system. Working hard again, I see.
God Bless Canada.
Wrong, wrong, wrong. The death penalty is murder. Legally justified murder. You cannot take the life of another human being. Period. Two wrongs don't make a right, unless you live in Texas or Alabama.
BTW - we remain the only first world country that still has the death penalty.
BTW - New Jersey just outlawed the death penalty, for any and all crimes. Yes, progressive thinking New Jersey. For that I think God Bless America, and hopefully Texas and Alabama will soon follow suit and take the entire country out of the 18th century for those things that we look down on the middle east countries for.
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