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Religion and the Death Penalty: Walter Berns of American Enterprise Institute has this article on Europe's obsession with the death penalty. "What explains this obsession with the death penalty? Hard to say, but probably the fact that abolishing it is one of the few things Europeans can do that make them feel righteous; in fact, very few." Does A Serial Rapist Deserve a Military Burial? Yes, according to this story written by Anne K. Ream in the Los Angeles Times. James A. Selby was accused of armed robbery, rape, kidnapping and attempted murder. He had at least 10 victims, one including a 9-year-old girl. Selby was a Persian Gulf veteran who committed suicide before receiving his sentence in Arizona. In the past, Congress has barred veterans convicted of capital murder from burial with military honors as in the case of Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh...continue to full post

Full post as published by Crime and Consequences on January 28, 2008 (boomark / email).