According to a report by The Associated Press, defense attorneys want jurors to consider that Nichols believes in God and shows “a great chance for redemption.” (full story)
Blessed be the LORD my strength which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight…(Psalms 144:1)
Yeah, believing in God is a perfect excuse. What, he made you do it? I’d like to see the courts quit accepting this sort of argument until God can be called as a material witness. Nichols only killed 161 people and turned to religion afterward. Yeah, he’s well-adjusted. In other, better news:
A federal appeals court has upheld a ruling that argued weekly Bible classes are unconstitutional in the public schools of Rhea County, the same county where the “Scopes Monkey Trial” pitted creationists against evolutionists 79 years ago. (full story)
Score one for the seperation of church and state.
And in still better news:
A Texas woman convicted of neglecting her two horses will get only bread and water for the first three days of a 30-day jail sentence, a judge said Tuesday. (full story)
Finally a judge passes a sentence that has some teeth in it. She caused months of suffering and the eventual death of a living being, she can be a tad uncomfortable for a few days. I really hope the ACLU doesn’t pick up on this one … if they appeal the sentence, they’ll establish a position in favor of treating criminals like nothing happened. They’ll end up condoning crime. I’m not quite sure if there’s an ACLU in Texas, come to think of it. I used to be a member. Then I kept getting stupid expensive-looking ads in the mail and I found out they supported NAMBLA (North American Man-Boy Love Association). Some groups (namely those that profess something ILLEGAL, shouldn’t be afforded representation for ‘free speech’. Nor should people who starve animals to death. She screwed up. Lock her up.
U.S. hospitals owned by investors with the aim of making money are less cost-efficient than nonprofits, Canadian researchers said. (full story)
I suppose only Canadians wouldn’t realize that.
According to Wired.com, there’s a new ‘wireless cable tv in the works’. If it hasn’t got wires, is it still called cable tv? hmm…
