Tennessee passes the death penalty for child rapists
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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. 👍