More Evidence That the World is Nuts

Remember the guy who killed 77 people in Norway last year? The law in Norway prevents them from sentencing this demon to more than 21 years in prison.

In the event he is declared insane, he will be the sole patient in a half-million-dollar facility built just for him. He will have 17 people to wait on him. 

If he is declared mentally fit, he will remain in the facility he now calls home. He has at his disposal a private bedroom, exercise room, and study; computer, television, and newspapers. The goal, say prison officials, is to integrate him with the general prison population where he will also have access to an education, a library, a gym, and leisure activities. 

Hmmmm - Mr. Essie and I are due a vacation. Maybe I'll send for one of Norway's penal system travel brochures.

"How to house a killer?" The Dallas Morning News; August 23, 2012; p. 11A.