"Son," he said without preamble, "never trust a man who doesn't drink, because he's probably a self-righteous sort, a man who thinks he knows right from wrong all the time. Some of them are good men, but in the name of goodness, they cause most of the suffering in the world. They're the judges, the meddlers. And, son, never trust a man who drinks but refuses to get drunk. They're usually afraid of something deep down inside, either that they're a coward or a fool or mean and violent. You can't trust a man who's afraid of himself. But sometimes, son, you can trust a man who occasionally kneels before a toilet. The chances are that he is learning something about humility and his natural human foolishness, about how to survive himself. It's damned hard for a man to take himself too seriously when he's heaving his guts into a dirty toilet bowl.
Reason Number #243 why the Death Penalty is Appropriate
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Originally Posted by Spawnie
Put another way: spending years on Death Row is basically life in prison (without parole), but gives a prisoner more time to appeal/challenge/overturn their conviction. Hundreds have been exonerated, sometimes on 'technicalities' but also with new forensic science and DNA technology. Death is permanent, no do-overs or second chances.
