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Capital Punishment for Mitigators?
LEITERS TO EDITOR
Capital Punishment for Mitigators?
967
The Editor replies: The Journal has egg on its logo!
To the Editor:
J. McD.
The Academy's Journal should, I think, set standards for the use of the English language that are as high as those it claims for scientific status. On p. 450 of the May issue, there appears a Debate Forum entitled, "Resolved: There is No Special Developmental Consideration in Adolescence Mitigating against Capital Punishment ..." The word should, of course, be "militating"; one might look for "mitigating" circumstances in such a situation, but I find none in this case.
Aaron H. Esrnan, M.D. New York, New York
Letters to the Editor are welcome. They will be considered for publication but may not necessarily be published, nor will their receipt be acknowledged. Letters should, in general, not exceed 750 words. They must be submitted in duplicate and typed double-spaced. All letters are subject to editing and shortening; the contents are the sole responsibility of the author. The Editor reserves the right to publish replies and solicit responses. Opinions expressed in this column are those of the authors of the letters and do not reflect opinions of the Journal. Please direct your letters to John F. McDermott, Jr., M.D., Editor, Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Hawaii School of Medicine at Kapiolani Medical Center, 1319 Punahou St., Honolulu, HI 96826-1032.
Capital Punishment for Mitigators?
967
The Editor replies: The Journal has egg on its logo!
To the Editor:
J. McD.
The Academy's Journal should, I think, set standards for the use of the English language that are as high as those it claims for scientific status. On p. 450 of the May issue, there appears a Debate Forum entitled, "Resolved: There is No Special Developmental Consideration in Adolescence Mitigating against Capital Punishment ..." The word should, of course, be "militating"; one might look for "mitigating" circumstances in such a situation, but I find none in this case.
Aaron H. Esrnan, M.D. New York, New York
Letters to the Editor are welcome. They will be considered for publication but may not necessarily be published, nor will their receipt be acknowledged. Letters should, in general, not exceed 750 words. They must be submitted in duplicate and typed double-spaced. All letters are subject to editing and shortening; the contents are the sole responsibility of the author. The Editor reserves the right to publish replies and solicit responses. Opinions expressed in this column are those of the authors of the letters and do not reflect opinions of the Journal. Please direct your letters to John F. McDermott, Jr., M.D., Editor, Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Hawaii School of Medicine at Kapiolani Medical Center, 1319 Punahou St., Honolulu, HI 96826-1032.