Child killing U$A

[ComradeRobertRiley]

Amnesty International has launched a two-year campaign to ban the execution of child offenders worldwide.

In a report entitled "Time to end a shameful practice", it says that those who commit crimes below the age of 18 have the capacity for rehabilitation.

"International developments... make us believe that our aim is within reach," the organisation said.

The US is one of eight countries Amnesty says has executed child criminals since 1990.


According to Amnesty's report, the US is the only country in the world which openly acknowledges executing child offenders.

"The USA promotes itself as a global human rights champion yet it accounts for 13 of the 19 known executions of child offenders reported since 1998," it said.

BBC News - Child killing USA (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/3417365.stm)

[ComradeRobertRiley]

But despite that, Amnesty says child offenders remain under threat of execution in the Philippines and Sudan, as well as in the US.

[Ian]

http://www.amnestyusa.org/join/platinum_visa_card.html Help human rights by boosting consumption&#33; :rolleyes: <_<

[John Galt]

Why do you suddenly gain insight and understanding of your crimes when you turn 18?

[Bradyman]

Why do you suddenly gain insight and understanding of your crimes when you turn 18?

It is a seemingly arbitrary number. But, it does take a while for children to understand the enviornment and society they live in. You&#39;ve got to draw the line somewhere, and it seems that they&#39;ve decided to make it at 18.

[John Galt]

And it seems that the US allows the courts to decide it on a case by case basis