[tomahawk]

It's not grim, it's cause for celebration.

But the number should be at least 100 times higher.

[garylmoore]

It's not grim, it's cause for celebration

Amen

[rbg81]

Exactly. Its not so grim if one keeps in mind these guys (gals) are the most vile of rapists and murderers. Of course, the people who write these articles live in the good neighborhoods.

[Tarkin]

Well the number should be a lot higher if you consider the fact, that the People's Republic of California had 648 people on death row, as of July 1st, 2005 (and only 11 executions post-Furman). OTOH Virginia currently has only 23 inmates on death row (with almost 100 executions), good for Virginia :-).