Barbarism
"Enlightened" Europeans and Brits are fond of ripping on Americans (and Texans in particular) for our "barbaric" death penalty.
Fine. But count me as one Texan who thinks that any society that punishes these vile acts (warning: not for the squeamish) with a prison sentence of only 18 months has its own problems of barbarism.
I'll take Texas.
(Link via Brian Carnell's site)
[Posted at 21:08 CST on 02/19/02] [Link]
