Serial Killer Releases Pop Album

And performs for prison guards and court officials, too. This is in Singapore.

The AFP reports "Henyansyah was arrested in July last year after bags containing the dismembered body parts of one of his alleged victims, Herry Santoso, were found on a Jakarta roadside."

But all that travail hasn't taken the stars out of his eyes. He is publishing an autobiography soon.

From AFP: "Indeed, his autobiography, "The Untold Story of Ryan," includes maps to the graves in his parents' backyard, as well as photographs that chart his progress from village boy to Koran recital teacher, to simpering, shirtless male model"

Can you imagine making a map to the graves of all the people you killed and putting it in your autobiography? I guess it would be too sick to contemplate, except if you are a serial killer. The court will decide in April if he is put to death. My vote is YES.

Mexico, Texas and the Death Penalty

I want everybody in Texas to stop for a moment and just feel good about themselves. Breathe deeply and think of your sense of outrage and corresponding superiority. Think of your penchant for killing people. Dwell there a moment, because it won't last.

If the state of Texas is going to insist on killing a Mexican citizen while ignoring his right to contact his government for help, Texans need to prepare for something: that Mexico is going to do the same to you.

As excited as you are about another dead human being, you will be outraged that a Texan will be sentenced to life in prison without access to a Consular representative from the U.S. Embassy in Mexico. And all those feelings you have right now will be had by Mexican citizens, and the outrage will be yours.

Death to Mothers

OK, only one particular mother. The one that tried to prostitute her daughter. There should be a death penalty to any parent who tries to prostitute their child. And for any parent who kills their child while 'disciplining' them.

Child abuse is a crime in a category all its own. And you should be removed from the gene pool if you kill your own child.

See the linked article on the title to this post.

Death Penalty: Take the Al Jazeera Poll!

Over 52% of Al Jazeera online readers are opposed to the death penalty. Interesting factoid.

Death Penalty Quote of the Day

"You know, having that death penalty in Virginia just keeps me from pistol-whipping the waitress, snapping her neck and killing all the customers. An impulse control thing." Leisure Lad at the Breakfast Table