A friend of mine here in Cologne was an alcoholic. However, he had dried out and was living a quiet, productive life. One night, after drinking coffee and water, he was approaching his car to drive home. A man threw acid into his face. The doctors were able to save his eyesight and relieve the burns. However, the victim, who was diabetic, began drinking again. He died three or four summers ago. I have always felt that the assailant, who was never caught, killed his victim just as surely as if he had knifed or shot him. If the opportunity arose, I would extract a painful and terrible revenge from the perpetrator. That would make me a hood too, which is why McGrath and Greg Stephens are so very right about the need to have a proper system of justice in place.