I want to begin with an apology. I have been remiss in responding to all of you who have taken the time to leave feedback, and I promise to do better on this issue in the future.
Mrs. Mosley, Maria, the theme song for this section could be "Hey, Jealousy."
Woody, I think a punch would be a very calm response to such a provocation. I've never been faced with it either, and I don't know what I'd do if faced with that situation, but I doubt it would be pretty.
Crystal, thanks for all your kind words. Jack Reisman is holding a political office, so he has to be concerned with political realities and influences. It's not a pleasant fact of life, but it does exist. Honestly, I don't like it either.
Ann, I'm not surprised that you oppose capital punishment, but I am a bit surprised that you'd cite a fictional story as support for your position. And if capital punishment is wrong most of the time but okay for Hitler, how do we determine where to draw the line? Didn't Bill Church kill enough people to earn that fate?
I don't want to turn this story into a referendum on capital punishment, so I won't state or try to defend my position. I do, however, maintain that if a society chooses to attach a particular sentence to the crime of murder and applies that sentence to all who are convictd of the crime equally before the law, I have no problem with the convicted criminal serving whatever sentence society has decided to impose. The US has granted that authority to the various states, and since I've decided that New Troy is very similar to New York in its legal structure, New Troy has capital punishment, despite not charging Superman with a capital crime.
I would caution all FOLCs to remember that if any of us claim some kind of moral authority for our position on this issue, we must also be ready to define and defend that authority.
Lois's testimony is coming up. Hope you all get a kick out of it.
