Supreme Court This week.

This was a nice week if you are a liberal for the most part. The Supreme Court this week said that the execution of convicted criminals was unconstitutional if the crime took place while they were still a minor. Now Justice Scalia would beg to differ but I think it is a good thing that the United States has now joined such nations as Iran, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Nigeria, China and the Democratic Republic of Congo(the only countries to have executed juveniles since 1990) in outlawing this practice. Yes there will be occasions perhaps when a 17 and 330 day year old will perhaps " beat the system" but I think that letting a few young men/women escape death so that this country is not killing 16 year olds is a step in the right direction. I know that even 18 years do not think as clearly as adults. Just look at that case in NYC where the an actress was killed on the lower east side. How did it all start. The group responsible started the incident because they had goaded an 18 year old girl into acting more street. Clearly even 18 year olds are not always mature enough either.