And it should be noted that men in prison have shorter life spans anyway, so "life in prison" for the average inmate is not nearly as long as Manson's.
You walk in worlds the others can't begin to imagine.
Drusilla ,'Conversations with Dead People'
Natter 68: Bork Bork Bork
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
le nubian - Sep 21, 2011 11:25:45 am PDT #27584 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
JenP - Sep 21, 2011 11:27:50 am PDT #27585 of 30001
Yes. Apparently research on this issue is what led Texas to minimize the appeals and time that inmates spend on death row.
Wow, see, Texas, that's not where I would've gone with that. Jesus.
ETA: Thanks for that link, flea. Tons of eye-opening info. there.
Amy - Sep 21, 2011 11:34:13 am PDT #27586 of 30001
Because books.
Wow, see, Texas, that's not where I would've gone with that. Jesus.
Yikes. Yeah.
It's complicated that the laws vary state to state, too.
Allyson - Sep 21, 2011 11:36:10 am PDT #27587 of 30001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
Yeah, it's not about cost. It's about vengeance. I can put myself in the shoes of someone who wants to off someone else who killed/hurt a loved one. I have to depend on civilization for to reel me in.
erikaj - Sep 21, 2011 11:42:57 am PDT #27588 of 30001
Always Anti-fascist!
wrod.
tommyrot - Sep 21, 2011 11:49:10 am PDT #27589 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I have to depend on civilization for to reel me in.
Yeah. Plus we depend on civilization to prevent cops from badgering witnesses to identify the "right" perp, or, failing that, to not execute someone when there's doubt about this.
Atropa - Sep 21, 2011 11:59:23 am PDT #27590 of 30001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
I have to depend on civilization for to reel me in.
Yep. The catch being I don't always trust the rest of civilization.
Tom Scola - Sep 21, 2011 12:00:20 pm PDT #27591 of 30001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
This was the view outside my window at work, which ironically, is NSFW: [link]
Jesse - Sep 21, 2011 12:02:41 pm PDT #27592 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Fucking hippies.
le nubian - Sep 21, 2011 12:05:16 pm PDT #27593 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."