US elections always see the bad and the mad come out in force, and 2012 hasn’t disappointed — but Scrapbook is hard pressed to think of anything equalling a Republican candidate for public office calling for rebellious kids to be put to death.

In his book “God’s Law: The Only Political Solution“, Charlie Fuqua says:

“…a child who disrespects his parents must be permanently removed from society in a way that gives an example to all other children… The death penalty for rebellious children is not something to be taken lightly.”

No stranger to controversy, Fuqua — standing for election to the Arkansas state legislature — not only thinks that children should be put to death, but also that all Muslims should be expelled from the US. In that case, he responded to criticism with surprise, saying that he thought his views were “fairly well-accepted by most people“.

Fuqua does clarify that he thinks the execution of children would “rarely be used”. So that’s okay then.