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Clarification

Yeah, so I'm home and online on a Saturday night. What of it?

TTWS reader Terry B. writes:

"In Canada no one has been executed since the early 60s and we are among all the other
western powers who do not murder in the name of the state. There are at least 5 cases of mistaken verdicts where before capital punishment the accused would have been hung. How many executions can be justified for one mistake. What about Texas where Bush would laugh when he denied clemency and to quote Blazing Saddles to often when there is no obvious offender '...the n***** gets it.'"

So just for clarity's sake: I am adamantly opposed to the death penalty, which is barbaric and obscenely unjust.

That's your cheery thought for the night! Only ... you're not reading this because you're cooler than I am and have plans with friends or something. Boo on you.

Comments

Boo on me, yes. But, I took your advice this weekend and feel much, much better today than I did after a breakup last week.

So thanks Liz Spikol! Hedonism worked for me!

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Liz Spikol is senior contributing editor of Philadelphia Weekly. She writes the award-winning column The Trouble With Spikol, which began as a chronicle of her struggle with mental illness, and has since expanded into humorous musings on everything from graphic novels to how to use a mop. She also writes the paper's book review column, Lit Gloss. This blog -- named one of the Top 10 Bipolar Blogs of 2007 by PsychCentral -- is about mental illness policy, news, personal journeys and more.