Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., has introduced a bill to authorize the death penalty as a potential punishment for the sexual abuse of children. "We have zero mercy for child rapists. Those who prey on our most vulnerable deserve the harshest consequence we can deliver," Mace said in a statement. The proposal is aptly called the "Death Penalty for Child Rapists Act." "No predator should be allowed to walk away from the most unthinkable crimes against children," Mace noted. "This bill is simple. Rape a child and you don't get a second chance, you get the death penalty. We will never apologize for protecting America's children," Mace added.