Opinion:Is Spanking Children Poised For a Comeback?

By Reason Foundation November 24, 2009

As any good flagellator knows, every action produces an equal and opposite reaction. So at a time when celebrities can threaten to have you arrested for yelling at your kids , here is (very unscientific) evidence that spanking is poised for a comeback: BabyCenter.com released results of...

Opinion:Anti-Spanking Zealots Need a Timeout

By Family Research Council March 26, 2009

Yet another "study" by a long-time anti- spanking researcher has been released by an anti-spanking advocacy group. Not surprisingly, the study is anti-spanking. Ironically, though, the research did not focus on spanking at all, but on "physical punishment." The study explicitly lumps together...

Opinion:Ohio Execution Team Tries Unsuccessfully to Execute Inmate

By Amnesty International October 01, 2009

By Brian Evans The death penalty is always inhumane, but Ohio’s second attempt to execute Romell Broom on September 15th was particularly disturbing. During the two-hour ordeal the execution team repeatedly attempted and failed to find a useable vein in which to insert the lethal...

Opinion:Ft Hood Shooter Hasan Will Likely Not Receive Death Penalty

By National Center for Policy Analysis November 12, 2009

Though the suspect in the shooting rampage at Fort Hood could face the death penalty , he will be prosecuted in a military justice system where no one has been executed in nearly a half-century, says the Associated Press (AP). Maj. Nidal Hasan, the Army psychiatrist suspected in the rampage...

Opinion:Supreme Court Says Combat History Can Rule Out Death Penalty

By Amnesty International December 01, 2009

A day before President Obama is to announce plans for escalating troop deployments in Afghanistan , the US Supreme Court issued an important ruling concerning returning veterans overwhelmed by the trauma of combat. The Court on Monday sent the death penalty case of George Porter (pictured...

Opinion:Vatican's Opposition to Punishment of Gays is Surprising

By Dignity USA December 17, 2009

Leaders of the US’s largest group of gay Catholics expressed surprise and satisfaction at the release of a Vatican statement that opposed the use of the death penalty and other severe violations of the human rights of gay people. They noted that the statement was particularly welcome in light...

Opinion:American Law Institute Quits Trying to Fix Death Penalty

By Amnesty International January 05, 2010

By Brian Evans Last year ended with the news of a record low number of death sentences, and with the decision by the American Law Institute, described today in The New York Times , to give up trying to fix our broken capital punishment system. The Institute, a collection of thousands...

News:U.S. Soldier Convicted of Rape, Murder -- Spared Death Penalty

By U.S. Dept. of Justice May 25, 2009

WASHINGTON – A federal jury that convicted Steven D. Green, a former Ft. Campbell, Ky., soldier of charges arising out of the rape of a 14-year-old Iraqi girl and the murder of the girl and her family today said it was unable to reach a unanimous verdict on whether the defendant should be...

Opinion:Mother Who Starved Child to Death Escapes Punishment

By Competitive Enterprise Institute August 12, 2009

A Baltimore mother who deliberately starved her one-year-old son to death will soon be released after pleading guilty, reports the Associated Press in the story “Mom of starved Md. child to be released after plea.” Ria Ramkissoon deprived little Javon Thompson of all water and food ...

Opinion:New Research on Spanking May Need a Time Out

By National Center for Policy Analysis October 15, 2009

Three recent, widely reported studies on spanking children claimed to show that the disciplinary practice impairs cognitive development in children. Together, they held out the promise of providing the latest, definitive word on a passionate debate, says the Wall Street Journal. Statistical...

Research:New Report Says Spanking Can Create Defiant Children

By Opposing Views Editorial Staff March 22, 2009

Spanking can create defiant children , according to a new report. Elizabeth Gershoff, PhD, from the University of Michigan School of Social Work, led the research which recommends a hands-off approach to child discipline . She recently appeared on Fox & Friends to discuss her findings.

Video:"Bikini Killer" Jerry Inman Sentenced to Death

By Opposing Views Editorial Staff April 23, 2009

Jerry Inman, who was convicted of raping and killing 20-year-old college student Tiffany Marie Souers by strangling her with her own bikini, was sentenced today to the death penalty . Inman had previously asked to receive the death penalty, saying that he is beyond rehabilitation. “There is...

Research:Study Says Early Spanking May Make Kids More Violent

By Opposing Views Editorial Staff September 16, 2009

You may want to think twice before spanking your baby. A new study says you can end up with a child who is more aggressive, and does poorly on tests. The study out of Duke University looked at 2,500 white, Mexican American and black children from low- income families. Low-income familes...

Video:D.C. Sniper Gets Execution Date

By Opposing Views Editorial Staff September 16, 2009

John Allen Muhammad, otherwise known as the D.C. sniper, received an execution date today from a Virginia judge in connection with 10 murders that terrorized the D.C. area in 2002. Pending appeals, Muhammad is set to be executed on November 10, 2009. Muhammad's accomplice, Lee Boyd Malvo, is...

News:Girls Sue School After Punishment for Racy MySpace Photos

By Opposing Views Editorial Staff November 03, 2009

Two Indiana teenagers are suing their school , after being punished for posting what were supposed to be private, suggestive photos to their MySpace pages. According to court documents, the tenth graders at Churubusco High School in Churubusco, Indiana took the photos during a slumber party. The...

Poll:Should We End Executions?

By Opposing Views Editorial Staff August 04, 2009

Poll:Does Anyone Deserve Capital Punishment?

By Opposing Views Editorial Staff August 04, 2009

News:Report Says Ending Death Penalty Could Save Millions of Dollars

By Opposing Views Editorial Staff October 20, 2009

Put aside the moral and ethical debate for a moment. In these difficult economic times, a new study says there's a very simple way to save a whole lot of money : eliminate capital punishment . The anti-execution Death Penalty Information Center report says that since 1976, an extra $2 billion...

Poll:Is Spanking Children OK?

By Opposing Views Editorial Staff August 04, 2009

News:100 U.S. Juveniles, Not Guilty of Murder, Get Life Without Parole

By Opposing Views Editorial Staff November 08, 2009

During the astounding rise in crime in the late 1980s and 1990s, many states took measures to punish offenders, and to punish them severely. Some passed the death penalty , others added long sentences. Other states instituted the sentence of life without the possibilty of parole, even for...