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Fri 17 Aug, 2007 09:16 am
How do they justify his death?
They're texans and love their guns. Any other means of ending life is always welcome.
In Texas, one need not pull the trigger to get convicted of first degree murder. It is deemed sufficient to be with the actual killer.
This makes no sense at all.
I'm glad I don't live in Texas.
One wold think most people in the west had moved past the 'an eye for an eye' logic.
Most people believe they are beyond "an eye for an eye" logic, but if you watch them long enough, you begin to perceive that the majority engage in it, nonetheless.
edgarblythe wrote:Most people believe they are beyond "an eye for an eye" logic, but if you watch them long enough, you begin to perceive that the majority engage in it, nonetheless.
Very true. Not only do people engage in it, but it's even incorporated in the penal system to some extent. Not only in America, but everywhere.
Hopefully this precedent will begin something better.in Texass.
Hmmmmm... life in prison still seems a bit harsh, given what I know about the situation (which is very little).
littlek wrote:Hmmmmm... life in prison still seems a bit harsh, given what I know about the situation (which is very little).
Probably, but, we were not in the court room. That's why I haven't ventured an opinion on that aspect.