Re: Ricky Ray Rector in "Death Note"

On 2008-04-23 13:23:12 -0500, Doug Jacobs <djacobs@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> said:

> In rec.arts.anime.misc Frank J. Lhota <FrankLho.NOSPAM@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> Rector's story show why even a Death Penalty proponent would have
>> problems with Light's approach to executions. It seems that the only
>> justification Light needs to make a death note entry is a television
>> report of a serious crime: no additional details about the case are
>> examined, much less taken into consideration. Is there any doubt that
if
>> Light lived in Arkansas in the early nineties, he would have entered
the
>> name of the childlike Rector into his book?
> 
> This reminds me more of an episode from the TV sci-fi series, Babylon5. 
In
> the episode, you learn that the death penalty has been done away with,
and
> instead Earth now uses a procedure that wipes the personality and
memories
> from the brain.  A new personality is then implanted - one that wants to
> serve society.  The ex-convict is then released and given a menial labor
> job - which he happily does - until he dies of natural causes.

You call being beaten and crucified "natural causes"?