Who Owns The Sources? ~ 2

- Death Penalty - 
The death penalty is considered unconstitutional, and in fact, the juvenile death penalty has already been abolished for this very reason. "The age of 18 is the point where society draws the line for many purposes between childhood and adulthood. It is, we conclude, the age at which the line for death eligibility ought to rest," wrote Justice Anthony Kennedy, who voted along with Justices David Souter, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer and John Paul Stevens in favor of the ban. So some wonder why the death penalty for those older than 18 is not abolished for being unconstitutional as well. The question of whether capital punishment should be used against people who commit horrible crimes is still argued. 


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