Office of the Independent Blogger

Before we start to talk about politics, let me extend my best wishes and deepest sympathy to the people of California as their cities burn. It’s terrible to watch people’s homes and lives be burned before your eyes — that’s why I haven’t watched, but I have read about it and seen the pictures. It breaks my heart.

To other depressing news, except that the next piece has no good side of the coin (at least in California you have people helping other people).

Stories like these really make me sick. Legally insane? How convenient, isn’t it? In our justice system, you’re better off raping a woman than killing dogs and you can get away with anything if you say you’re cuckoo. Sure, some people are genuinely insane but it is not a justification or an excuse and it shouldn’t exempt anyone from facing true consequence for their actions, especially when they kill three people as a result.

I’ll be bitterly disappointed if this lady gets off on such a petty claim.

This entry was posted on Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007 at 10:19 pm and is filed under Outside Retort (Current Affairs).