Richard Miller has a screw loose!

Richard Miller is one of those whose heart bleeds for convicted murderers who are executed. Richard says that we are no different from Islamic countries such as Iran, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Pakistan, Libya, and Yemen and totalitarian states such as North Korea. He says we are the only democracy whose citizens claim to be Christian that uses the death penalty which is neither democratic nor Christian.

Yes, we are different, Richard, and here's the difference. We don't execute people because of their religion. We don't execute people unless they have been tried by a jury of their peers. We don't execute juveniles, neither do we force children to watch executions. We don't execute people for witchcraft or sorcery. We don't execute people because they "dishonored" their families. We don't execute people until they have exhausted numerous appeals. We don't execute women for committing adultery while letting their partners in crime go free. We don't execute people for not dressing the way we think they should. We don't force people to kill babies because they've had more then their allotted number of children. We don't allow our politicians to execute those who threaten their political power.

I can list some more things, but Richard should get the idea here. If he doesn't, he should be really glad he lives in America where we don't execute people for being mentally deficient.

"The company we keep." The Dallas Morning News; July 25, 2014; p. 20A.