Dogtown Wire

Great article. However, what is the point? I got confused. Are you stating that Arkansas is a safe place to live? Or that you had typical marriage problems after you and your wife moved to Houston? I am lost.

Generally, in op-ed pieces one would back up their reasons for supporting one side or the other. Why do you mourn for those two girls? More insight is needed.

I think you're looking too hard, nlrlablover.

I see Greg saying that a monster has been executed. We usually think of the monsters as far away, but this monster touched his life in a significant way, threatening his marriage.

(I'm not sure overwhelming fear that your husband has brought you to a place of rape and murder is a "typical marriage problem" but maybe I've led a sheltered life.)

Anyway, on the occasion of this monster's passing, it is good to reflect on how close the monster came, and it is important to remember those who suffered and lost the most.

If I've not gone deep enough, Greg, enlighten us, but thank you for sharing that moment with your neighbors.

Nope, you've pretty well hit it on the head.

This wasn't supposed to be a big, deep piece (I have one of those about criminal justice in the works), rather a short piece inspired by the news report about the execution popping up that night while I was researching some other things.

I get it, Murder touches a whole group of people beyond the immediate family of the victim. I also agree execution is sometimes deserved, when a killer pleas for their life they need to be reminded that they thought execution was a good idea for their victim.

rhonda, you said it all in the last sentence. Our relative didn't get any appells. Six stab wounds and she was gone from our life forever and he will not be excuted before, We leave this earth. We should carry out that sentence quickly.