[Dr. Thorne]

A retired U.S. Army colonel told me a story that occurred when he was stationed in Berlin before the re-unification:

A Russian soldier in East Berlin was arrested for raping an East German woman. At his trial, the soldier confessed to the crime.

He was immediately marched out of the court and behind the building where he was shot in the head.

American officials were shocked at the speed and brutality of the death sentence. They wondered why there had been no appeal.

The Russians replied, "He confessed."

The Americans wondered at the brutality of the sentence.

The Russians replied, "He knew the sentence for a conviction of rape in the Russian Army is execution."

The laws regarding death sentences in the U.S. should be changed:

1. Appeal must be filed within 30 days
2. No continuances allowed on appeal
3. Sentence carried out within 24 hours if appeal is denied.

[ken in texas]

There are some cases that warrant swift justice like that. Now with news stories that travel the world at light speed and outside influences that can't keep their mouths shut we have situations like this where it took years to even have a trial.

In WWII can you imagine a Nazi sympathizer gunning down people on the base while screaming "Heil Hitler"? He would have been executed by sunset.