Anyone convicted of a violent sex offense against a child in California will get life in prison without parole starting Thursday, after Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed "Chelsea's Law."
The law was named for 17-year-old Chelsea King, who was murdered earlier this year by a registered sex offender who also admitted killing 14-year-old Amber Dubois.
"Because of Chelsea, California children will be safer," Schwarzenegger said. "Because of Chelsea, this never has to happen again."
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Is there any way we can get this law nation wide? The fact is crimes against children has become overwhelming to the point we can't even let our children play in our own front yards, and there is no guarantee that we will find our children safe in bed in the morning. We need this law to reach beyond the state of California.
Automatic death penalty
I believe that anyone who hurts any child should go straight from prosecution to electrocution.