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David is an occasional blogger, software engineer, Nintendo fanboy, liberal, news magazine addict, voracious TiVo user, and bibliophile. He was born in St. Louis, grew up in southern Indiana, and returned to St. Louis to attend Washington University. He hasn't managed to escape yet. He's a fan of free wine tastings, too many tv shows to name, and eating out. David makes his living developing web applications used internally by his employer. He doesn't blog about work because he's heard too many stories about that causing workplace troubles. There's more on the about page. |
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7 November 2002 - 5:26 pm
It's amazing how the the republicans have managed to alienate even me, despite my general conservative tendencies. This was the straw that broke the camel's back, I think. I don't support the death penalty, but I can perhaps understand why you might want to use it. But for the federal government to file charges against the DC snipers, take custody of the two suspects away from Maryland authorities, and then drop the federal charges against them so they can be shipped off the Virginia where both of them can face the death penalty strikes me as a bit disgusting. Venue shopping is a bit worrisome. It seems like they're making an end-run around the spirit, if not the letter, of the law. Especially when you consider the fact that Maryland had most of the evidence, a majority of the shootings occurred within her borders, and they Maryland police were the ones who caught them. All this rigmarole just to make sure a 17 year old kid is given the death penalty.
Posted by on 7 November 2002 at 5:26 PM
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