Today, America celebrates the execution of the 1,000th person since the death penalty was reinstated back in the 70s. When the guy was strapped down to get poked with the needle of death, I wonder if alarms went off, accompanied by balloons and confetti streaming down from the ceiling. Or at least a couple of clowns. That would have been cool. Bet the guy would have felt better, too.
Proponents say that beyond needing to stick to the old “eye for an eye” rule, executions are necessary because of prison over crowding.
That’s not really a valid argument considering that 1,000 people executed since 1977 averages out to about thirty people killed a year.
Yeah, that’s really helping to keep the population in check. Thousands going in every year, but don’t worry, we got thirty extra spaces last year.
Just come out and say it: Americans think it's kind of fun to kill people.
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1 comment:
I'm all for just putting them in bathtubs full of water and then tossing in a plugged in toaster or radio. That'd be kinda quick and save us a lot of money.
Or just do to them what they did to get there in the first place.
Poetic justice or irony. Whichever.
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