[Chode]

forgiveness comes from the VICTIM.... NOT the state!!!

[Earthdweller]

Yep..God is not a get out of murder scot-free card. Where do normal people get those kind of stupid ideas?

In my practice I've seen crafty sociopathic people use this “forgiveness” card to get their victims to shut up. Works fairly well on some people...obviously.

This should never have been done on a state level..it adds to widespread demoralization and confusion.

[Vigilanteman]

For all the dumb statements George Bush ever made, one of the best I give him credit for is when he refused to sign a reprieve for that woman who had bashed another woman's head in during a drug-crazed robbery.

The petition for clemency pointed out that she had found Jesus. In denying the request, Bush remarked something to the effect that he was glad she found Jesus. It would serve her well in the next world. But as a representative of the state, he had taken an oath to administer the justice which the law demanded in this world. Petition denied.