[cherry]

we have to remember that our own softy judicial system let a man who cut off the arms of a young woman about 7 yrs in prison before release, ultimately to murder another woman while a free man.......

[cweese]

Was that the guy in Calif. executed last year (sorry, can't remember his name)?

[techcor]

Yeah, that was in California during the reign of error of Chief Justice Rose Bird ( I think) . I can't remember the guys name. But basically the girl lived to point her stumps at him and say "He did it". There were practically riots to keep the guy in prison but to no avail.

[Publius6961]

we have to remember that our own softy judicial system let a man who cut off the arms of a young woman about 7 yrs in prison before release, ultimately to murder another woman while a free man.......

You are right, but it was more like 25-30 years ago.

(Time flies when you're... etc.)