Well, I suppose the blogosphere doesn't really need another post about Tookie Williams' execution. A Technorati search just now shows 10,056 English posts containing the term 'tookie'. However, I can't let my feelings on this go unexpressed.

Just so everyone knows up front, I am personally against the death penalty. On a moral level (that's right, us atheists have morals) I find it repugnant and unconscionable. In terms of social policy it is a sham. The death penalty is not only ineffective as a deterrent, but in many cases innocent people are being executed. In practice it amounts to state sanctioned racism.read more »

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NOAA Satellite Image of Hurricane Katrina (Aug. 2005): One idiotic anti-abortion group claims was a punishment from god because it was shaped like a fetus.Katrina was a punishment from god for all the abortions committed in New Orleans. At least that's what one bunch of fucking idiots would have people believe. These people disgust me. I found this story from the Eve's Apple blog referenced in the comments in the David Brin blog entry that I wrote about earlier today.read more »

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