David Brin wrote: > --- Robert Seeberger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > >> Yeah........Carla Faye Tucker.........she got high >> on drugs one> night.....took a pickaxe.....and killed two of her >> neighbors.....and> couldn't remember why >> >> By Texas standards, she deserved the injection. > > I am not arguing against this. Or even that it is > wrong to value a cluster of cells more than the life > of a murderer (though that would be an interesting > discussion.) > > My point was to point out the high school bully-style > mockery, substituting for the decorum, sobriety and > "gravitas" that should be shown by the leader of a > civilization, when discussing life or death... > > ... or war...
I understood where you were coming from, and was not disagreeing with you. It is a pretty famous local story and I was giving some background. A very good friend and (at the time also a) co-worker happened to be dating a girl who lived in Tuckers apartment complex. From then on, the girlfriends nickname was "Pickaxe". The relationship did not last very long.<G> xponent For Obvious Reasons Maru rob _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
