While a forthcoming bill that has yet to be signed into law by Governor Ron DeSantis, its potential passage poses what may be one of the seminal achievements of his administration. However, it also poses what may be the next great constitutional argument to be fought on the floor of the Supreme Court of the United States. Florida lawmakers in both chambers of the state's legislature have advanced respective bills that would make child molesters eligible for the death penalty.
Last week, Senate Bill 1342 cleared the Florida Senate Rules Committee by a unanimous vote to advance an expansion of the applicability of the death penalty under state law. The senate bill would allow any defendant found guilty of committing sexual battery on a child under twelve years old to be put to death based on a two-thirds vote of the jury convicting them. That means that if eight of the twelve jurors decide to apply the death penalty, the convicted child molester will be sent to death row. The senate proposal was drafted through the partisan cooperation of democratic Senator Lauren Brook and her republican counterpart Jonathan Martin.
Why stop at 12? I think it should be up to the legal age of consent.
IDK. In some states that would mean death to an 18yo dating a 16 year old.
Which could make a criminal out of a senior in high school who has intercourse with another senior. That slope is a bit slippery.
The term "jailbait" used to keep 18 year olds from having sex with underage children. I'm ok with that. Keep it legal and all is good!
Agree 100%
They get the death penalty regardless, heheheh