Cynthia Tucker writes in today's Atlanta Journal Constitution that the clamor to kill Malvo is dead wrong. We agree:

"The dead felled by the snipers' three-week rampage deserved a dignified pursuit of justice, but they will not get it. The prospect of headlines and political advantage have proved too seductive for Washington-area prosecutors, who are practically trampling one another for the right to execute the accused. Their conduct is one more stain on the already mottled image of American jurisprudence. "

"But this nation ought to be nobler and wiser than to execute a young man not much older than the 13-year-old victim. No matter how eagerly --- or equally --- Malvo participated in the crime spree, he should not be judged equally culpable if he has not reached legal age. "

Ms. Tucker goes on to outline the reasons for not executing Malvo - please, give it a read.