GOP candidate proposes teaching children a lesson they will never remember
October 9, 2012 at 12:42 pm
(This post was last modified: October 9, 2012 at 12:43 pm by Cyberman.)
Apparently, in his new book "God's Law" Charlie Fuqua, running for the Arkansas House of Representatives, thinks (or wants you to think) that the death penalty for rebellious children is a good idea:
Probably not - once would be more than enough.
Citing Deuteronomy 21:18-21, Fuqua is quick to point out that parents would not have "blanket authority to kill their children", urging the "proper procedure" be followed. He continues:
Strangely enough, the Republican Party in Arkansas has withdrawn financial backing from the conveniently-named Fuqua and his running mates Jon Hubbard and Loy Mauch.
Quote:Fuqua doesn't think execution would have to be used often on children who defied their parents,
Probably not - once would be more than enough.
Quote:but suggests the deterrent effect of its legality would be beneficial.
Citing Deuteronomy 21:18-21, Fuqua is quick to point out that parents would not have "blanket authority to kill their children", urging the "proper procedure" be followed. He continues:
Quote:I know of many cases of rebellious children, however, I cannot think of one case where I believe that a parent had given up on their child to the point that they would have taken their child to a court of law and asked the court to rule that the child be put to death. Even though this procedure would rarely be used, if it were the law of land, it would give parents authority. Children would know that their parents had authority and it would be a tremendous incentive for children to give proper respect to their parents.
Strangely enough, the Republican Party in Arkansas has withdrawn financial backing from the conveniently-named Fuqua and his running mates Jon Hubbard and Loy Mauch.
At the age of five, Skagra decided emphatically that God did not exist. This revelation tends to make most people in the universe who have it react in one of two ways - with relief or with despair. Only Skagra responded to it by thinking, 'Wait a second. That means there's a situation vacant.'
