Tennessee passes the death penalty for child rapists
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As a resident of Tennessee I do hope this doesn’t get those who aren’t really a rapist, yet are charged with such crime. For instance, I know personally a guy who was charged with a rape charge. The situation was the guy was 18-19 yrs old. The girl was 17. They both went out, eventually ended up at a motel. They were a couple. Then the parents found out. They didn’t like him at all, and got the police involved. The parents were going for a rape charge and after awhile got it to stick. The girl just told the truth and defended him as she consented, etc, etc. Guy ends up in prison for 4 yrs. Think he served 3. All for a consented relationship and a few yrs different in age. Last I heard they were together. So according to this would he be a recipient for the death penalty?
People are supposed to be reasonable and not jail an 18-yr-old for consentual sex with his 17-yr-old girlfriend. But we don't have reasonableness in courts of law, or even the concept of it, any longer. Lawyers can just do whatever.
Because, whatever a judge's personal feelings toward a defendant may be, he or she is only there to uphold the law as it is written, which cannot possibly account for all the nuances present in any given case.
Yes, this. I met my wife when she was 16 and I was 18. Her mother hated my guts, and would surely have tried to have me jailed if she'd been intelligent enough.
We were married the following year, and this year is our 55th anniversary.
Wow what a testimony, honoring God with your faithfulness to the sacred vows of matrimony! You and your wife are lost examples of what true happiness is, growing strong together as the bonding strength of love makes it impossible to separate ! Ty for mentioning your proud accomplishment !
Hopefully this rape/death law has common sense to it. I’m sure if we could hear the merits to this law it might make sense. But if it’s just “if you get convicted” kinda deal….there are gonna be some sad stories. My worries, my two cents. I figure they are referring to “serious” cases. But honestly, to a lawyer, what does that even mean?
Happy Anniversary! 🎉💕
I agree - I know when I was 17, I did what I wanted. Considered myself and adult - the word "child", to me at least, indicates someone under say 14 or 15, if that old.
Same here. No one over 12 was ever considered a "child." All of us knew all about sex -- and many were doing it -- long before we reached high school.
I presume they're meaning young children <12-13yrs, not adolescent teens.
Still, death penalty for rape is a good starting place. Mitigating factors can be calculated from there.
Yea, really we need more details on this law. I assume like murder charges there are degrees? It’s just, you know how lawyers do. It’s the 17-18 yrs olds that’s worrisome.
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39; Title 40 and Chapter 1062 of the Public Acts of 2022, relative to sentencing for criminal offenses. Sentencing - As introduced, authorizes the death penalty as a punishment for rape of a child, aggravated rape of a child, or especially aggravated rape of a child. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 40 and Chapter 1062 of the Public Acts of 2022.
https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1663
Thank you for posting this. I bet this is more for the “aggravated rape of a child”, since it was listed twice. And that requires a child of years of 8 or less. That makes much more sense. Well done sir for posting. 👍
Talk about backfire. The parents made sure they're together for life! She stuck by him during his lowest point, a prison sentence he didn't deserve.