Alert reader Kim sends us news that the U.S.A. ranks 5th in the world for executions, behind China, Iran, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan. Presumably if you added in the people we killed abroad as opposed to just those we kill domestically, we’d rank a lot higher. I’m surprised really. The Bush Administration is usually masterful at recasting statistics so they shine favorably on their policies. And we all now how important victory is to them. Geeze… 5th place… I mean… c’mon already!
Because there's a little cogitator in all of us...
Well, give it time… since the Supreme Court ruling today, many executions will now go forward that were previously put on hold while we awaited their all powerful judgement. We’ll be better than number 5 next year. Maybe the government should pay attention to the company that we keep in those top 5 places.
If only those judges had a time limit on how long we had to put up with their rulings, I’d be a much happier citizen. I really wish their terms expired. I had to give my daughter the news on this ruling today. It’s a topic near and dear to her heart. She wrote a wonderful school research paper (which received an A) on why the death penalty should never be in place. She wasn’t very happy today either.