"The case, Roper v. Simmons, involved Missouri resident Christopher Simmons, who at age 17 had kidnapped and murdered a woman by throwing her from a bridge into a river. In the Court's majority decision, Justice Anthony M. Kennedy wrote that a national consensus had developed against juvenile capital punishment, pointing to bans against executions for minors in 30 states as evidence of a consensus." The consensus is changing back to law and order. Prosecute, appeal, let the chips fall where they
"The case, Roper v. Simmons, involved Missouri resident Christopher Simmons, who at age 17 had kidnapped and murdered a woman by throwing her from a bridge into a river. In the Court's majority decision, Justice Anthony M. Kennedy wrote that a national consensus had developed against juvenile capital punishment, pointing to bans against executions for minors in 30 states as evidence of a consensus." The consensus is changing back to law and order. Prosecute, appeal, let the chips fall where they