Support for Death Penalty drops to 40-Year Low

According to a recent Gallup poll, support for the death penalty is at its lowest since 1972.

Although 60% of Americans still favor putting convicted murderers to death, the level of support has dropped. I think that's interesting, but I would like to know what you all think?

Arkansas Legislative Candidate supports Death Penalty for Rebellious Children

Great Hera! This loon, Charlie Fuqua, is the Republican candidate for the Arkansas House of Representatives and he's lost it. He supports giving the death penalty to "rebellious children."

HuffPo reports:

In "God's Law," Fuqua's 2012 book, the candidate wrote that while parents love their children, a process could be set up to allow for the institution of the death penalty for "rebellious children," according to the Arkansas Times. Fuqua, who is anti-abortion, points out that the course of action involved in sentencing a child to death is described in the Bible and would involve judicial approval. While it is unlikely that many parents would seek to have their children killed by the government, Fuqua wrote, such power would serve as a way to stop rebellious children.

Read the full passage after the jump