Death penalty on the table for first time child sex crime offenders
Oklahoma’s law against child sex predators just got tougher. Governor Stitt signed Senate Bill 599, so now, if anyone’s found guilty of committing lewd acts with a child under 14, they could face the death penalty or life in prison without parole.
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In regards to personal experience through my former prison bunky Randy Seal who was wrongfully convicted of homicide. His case went from capital punishment to natural life to exoneration. I am anti-death penalty even as a deterrent or punishment against people convicted of homicide. Capital punishment/the death penalty is all about retaliation, retribution and revenge just like the public sex crimes registry is all about retaliation, retribution and revenge.
My friend Randy Seal; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhVzzFcJVJU
My friend Randy Seal; https://www.floridainnocence.org/randyseal
Death Penalty Action; https://deathpenaltyaction.org/
Death Penalty Focus; https://deathpenalty.org/
The Death Penalty Information Center; https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/
Floridians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty; https://www.fadp.org/
Oklahoma Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty; https://okcadp.org/
There have been 30 exonerees in the State of Florida from death row since 1973; https://www.fadp.org/fl-innocence-list/
There have been 10 exonerees in the State of Oklahoma from death row since 1981; https://reason.org/backgrounder/abolishing-oklahomas-death-penalty-would-be-good-for-justice-and-for-taxpayers/
The new Oklahoma law does not make “Lewd Acts with a Child under 14” a capital offense. It makes forcible rape against a child under 14 a capital offense. The outlet that posted the original article (“News 9”) got those very important details wrong. I’m not defending the new Oklahoma law as I oppose the death penalty for all crimes and in all circumstances, but this is very significant detail the article misrepresented. I encourage everyone to read the actual bill, not the erroneous “News 9” coverage of it.