While not as resolutely opposed as some to capital punishment in all circumstances, I think josepp goes a bit far. Even in those of your states which still practise it, I doubt if they would keep two 11 year-olds under sentence of death for 7 years and then top them, would they?

Tho I will say that imo Thompson and Venables, the 2 children guilty, were released far too early and with far too much consideration shown to them. One of them has since been involved in allegations of child abuse, but the press could not report it properly for fear of revealing his present identity ~~ an absurd situation.

~M~