i never get involved in these stupid posts... but i feel a bit sanity needs to prevail....
The original story is from FOX news... who are fairly renouned for their black and white without many shades of gray...
There is something seriously wrong with someone who does something like that to a child.... and what i mean is... either mental illness... off their brains on meth amphets...or both....
the article mentions that he is a transient (read between the lines... homeless/mentally ill/fallen through the cracks of society)
The questions should be ...
* what creates people like this?
* what structures in society are there in place to stop this stuff happening before it happens?
* what role does the whole community have in solving this problem?
* is the death penalty really a sollution to the 'wider issue'?
hope you see my point of view on this one.