This is an important post because it underscores the penchant many have for glorifying outlaws and murderers such as Jesse James, The Daltons, Pretty Boy Floyd and of course Billy the Kid.

It's become part of our legacy that these dubious "heroes" receive a special status whereas the real heroes of our culture never receive their due. Unfortunately, here in the US, we have a gun culture that supports this kind of thing.

I would prefer attention be paid to the real heroes, Ghandi, Cindy Sheehan, Wallenberg, MLK, The Curies, Charles Darwin, Kagawa, Gallileo, Einstein and others today who attempt to make the human condition more bearable and less sanguinary.

Frank