There's quite a little discussion on the death penalty going on over at Alissa's page right now. It's interesting, go read it.

In other sad news of famous people dying, I can't believe Douglas Adams died over the weekend. I *loved* the Hitchhiker's Guide books when I was younger, and then in college a friend introduced me to the BBC audio recordings, which are funny and quirky and British and great. I can't believe he was only 49, too. Talk about unfinished business -- it never occurred to me that the trilogy would stop at five books... so long and thanks for all the fish indeed...