Mental retardation is no excuse for murder, but before we take a life we must weigh the extent to which it was consciously lived, whether this creature acknowledged life as a responsibility rather than a mere condition, whether he knew what he was doing—and just as important, whether our representatives know what they’re doing. As Florida’s Supreme Court likes to remind us, ignorance is no excuse in questions of life and death.
Posted on: Mon, 09 Jun 2014 17:45:35 +0000
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