Me, I take more of a Roundhead attitude. Those who want to join this franchise must be willing to swear to the following articles:

Comparing Evans with McV. is apples & oranges. The guilt of one was not proven; the guilt of the other was. "Make the burden of proof more rigorous" is not the same solution as "Never execute anybody."

Putting terrorists in jail only invites other terrorists to kidnap hostages to hold in exchange for the folks in prison. Executing terrorists may not deter the remaining ones, but it gives them less leverage.

Let's be careful with the implication that McV. acted as he did because he was a vet. I have it on good authority that there are millions of veterans around the world who still have a working knowledge of the niceties of right and wrong.

The piece of claptrap most outstanding in my mind at this point is the claim I heard on TV over the weekend that the execution of T.M. encourages violence. The execution of an individual who killed 168 people in cold blood encourages violence??

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