We've been plagued by field mice invading our garage. I have been setting traps and have caught and killed 3 of them. Elaine says that she heard the last trap snap and the little helpless mouse cry "eee" "eee" for a few minutes. I wish that she had not told me that. I will have trouble sleeping tonight.
But apparently I'm not the cruelist American these days. The Nation magazine for October 17, 2011 has a piece labeled Cruel America. Let me give you a few excerpts from that article.
Brian Williams asked Texas Governor Rick Perry if the recent execution of 234 people in Texas bothered him. Rick replied: "If you come into our state... and you kill... one of our citizens... you will be executed." A listening crowd applauded enthusiastically.
A petition signed by more than 600,000 people was presented to the Georgia parole board trying to save Troy Davis from execution. Mr. Davis was convicted of murder two decades ago and the conviction was rendered doubtful by new evidence, including the recantation of seven of the original nine witnesses. The parole board ignored the petition and Mr. Davis was executed.
Wolf Blitzer asked Ron Paul what medical response he would recommend if a person who opted not to have health insurance entered into a coma and died. Ron answered: "That's what freedom is all about: taking your own risks." So, the man's death was his own problem, and society should let such people die? Someone yelled: Yeah! and a listening crown cheered.
A few years ago, the Bush administration secretly ordered the torture of terrorism suspects. Recently, both former President George W. Bush and former Vice-President Dick Cheney publicly endorsed that action.
More than 2 million Americans are incarcerated. This is the highest proportion per capita in the world!
What the hell is going on in this wonderful Country of mine?
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