of a life? I just skimmed the article about the report that appeared in the Houston Chronicle concerning the fact that the wrong man may have been executed several decades ago for a crime he was in no way connected with.

It leads me to ask again - what is the value of a life? From the sounds of the report a man matching the description of a perpetrator that had knived a woman to death in a gas station robbery was arrested - eyewitness testimony. Is there any other way to explain the situation than to simply say the guy was railroaded through the system and convicted - all the while proclaiming his innocence?

I know, I know, they ALL say they’re innocent. But, is it not bad enough that we continue the barbaric practice of the death penalty without adding insult to injury and taking the life of an innocent guy?

I liken it to the drive though at any fast food restaurant. You pull up to the speaker and place an order - sometimes you may foolishly ask for the worker to do something special to the food - hold the pickles, etc. In the end, they hand you a bag of food - and nine times out of ten IT’S the WRONG ORDER. I believe that we should quit hoping against hope that the fast food joint is going to get our order right - just pull up and say - give me a bag of food.

Same with the legal system - just go out and say - give me a guy that looks like ’such and such’ and we’ll charge him with the crime, convict him and put him to death. Any old guy will do as long as he fits the general description.

Oh, he’s innocent? Well whaddya know.

Really - is it too much to hope that they’d get it right?

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