THE ONE THING WE COULD LEARN FROM THEM:

Gary Glitter may face death penalty (Martha Linden, November 22, 2005, Press Association)

DISGRACED 1970s rock star Gary Glitter could face death by firing squad if convicted of having sex with a girl aged just 12, police in Vietnam said.

The revelations come after two girls, aged 12 and 18 years, told the police they had sex with the former singer - real name Paul Francis Gadd - at his rented home in the southern resort of Vung Tau in Vietnam. [...]

Under Vietnamese law sexual intercourse with a 12-year-old, regardless of whether there is consent, is considered rape and carries a maximum penalty of death before a firing squad.

That's American.

Posted by Orrin Judd at November 21, 2005 6:30 PM