Death Penalty Vindicated

There's nothing more infuriating to me than hearing about a child who is abused, and when I read stories like that of Baby Jane--a 2-year old girl who washed ashore in Galveston Bay, Texas last month--it reminds me why we need the death penalty in this country. There's no greater crime against a person, a society, or a family than the murder of an innocent child. 

I warn you that the following excerpt from a CNN article is heart wrenching, and you shouldn't read it if you don't want to know the details of Baby Jane's horrific death.

The stepfather of a 2-year-old girl lost control and beat her to death because she wouldn't say "please" and "yes sir," an attorney for the girl's mother said Wednesday.

Zeigler wanted his wife to spank Riley with a belt when she failed to say things like "please" and "yes sir" or "no sir," Stickler said Wednesday. Zeigler didn't believe Trenor was doing it, however, because the 2-year-old's behavior wasn't changing.

The fatal beating happened after Zeigler stayed home from work to make sure his wife was following his discipline plan, Stickler said.

In her statement to Galveston authorities, Trenor said the girl was beaten with leather belts, had her head held underwater in a bathtub and then was thrown across a room, her head slamming into a tile floor.

Although the affidavit said the couple abused Riley over a four- to six-hour period, Stickler said it wasn't a continuous event. Instead, Zeigler grew increasingly enraged as he spanked Riley and she kept forgetting to do things the way he wanted.

Thank goodness this happened in Texas where vicious murderers get the death penalty.