I am for the death penalty as well as the execution of minors if the crime is fitting. These persons who are tried as adults can comprehend right from wrong and know dead is dead. To say they cant comprehend the permancy of death is not giving them enough credit. Dont get me wrong, I follow your logic and dont disagree with it, however to say they have the young persons invincible attitude does not detract from their actions.

As far as the boot camp and education in a trade theory, I like it. However, this would not work either. The boot camps have been tried without success and in order to teach prisoners how to build levees and repair buildings you would first have to teach a great many of them to read, write, add and subtract. Were not talking about educated people here. Financially its insaine.

In the state of Connecticut it costs the taxpayers $135 per day per inmate. Each cell has two televisions with cable so that the inmates wont fight over programs they want to watch. To take on the education you speak of would increase this price many times over. If you want it done then there should be a special box you check on your tax return...I dont want to give these people one more cent of my money. I deal with these people day in and day out...they would rather slit your throat than take your education...and this goes for the "children" as well.


Ggiese is correct in his statements. To simply look at some of these people is scarry and until you deal with them, talk to them and see the complete lack of regard for human life you shouldnt judge....then again those opposed would then argue that it is society's fault that they lack the regard and we should do something about that too. To this I say open your home to them, bring them in and see what happens. Then come back and let us know how warm and fuzzy you feel.