April 22nd 2023.
Gov. Ron DeSantis, who is expected to announce his plans to run for president in 2024, is projected to sign a bill that will positively change the 2008 decision to forbid the death penalty for those who sexually abuse children. This bill, which passed with overwhelming support from The Senate and The House, will allow a judge to sentence an offender to death if the jury votes at least 8-4 for the death penalty. The jury must also find two aggravating factors from the list that will be included in the bill.
Lauren Book, a Democrat and a survivor of sexual abuse, encouraged voters to support the bill, saying, “There’s no statute of limitations that a victim suffers. This is a life sentence that is handed down to young children.” Rosalind Osgood, a member of the Florida State Senate, expressed her struggle with the bill, saying, “I love kids, and I’ll do anything to protect them. But I struggle from a faith perspective. If I believe in my faith that God can redeem and save anybody, then how do I support someone getting the death penalty?” Meanwhile, Jason Pizzo, a former prosecutor, argued that there are no rehabilitatable people who sexually abuse children and that nothing is more “heinous” than an adult sexually touching a child.
Through this bill, Gov. Ron DeSantis is taking a major step toward protecting children from sexual abuse, showing that justice will be served to those who commit the most heinous of crimes.
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