There is a new book by Michael Gartner titled "Outrage, Passion & Uncommon Sense: How Editorial Writers Have Taken on the Great American Issues of the Past 150 Years." It includes reprints of newspaper editorials, including a famous one by Richard Aregood published in the Philadelphia Daily News on Nov. 21, 1975, about a notorious murderer. Headlined "Yes, the chair," the editorial likely sums up what many people wish could happen to BTK. Here is the editorial’s first sentence, with my adding a name change: "It’s about time for Dennis Rader to take the Hot Squat." And the editorial’s last sentence: "Fry him."
Posted by Phillip Brownlee
Registered?
Commenting on WE Blog now requires you to be a Kansas.com member. Use the links above to register, if you haven't already, or to log in.Contact us
Follow us
Daily Archives
-
Recent Comments
- LonnythePlumber on Goldman Sachs ‘apology’ hollow
- LonnythePlumber on It’s the stupidity about the economy
- XXX on Open thread 11/24
- Monkeyhawk on Huckabee felt costs of campaign
- DavidB on Huckabee felt costs of campaign
- Monkeyhawk on Huckabee felt costs of campaign
- Monkeyhawk on Goldman Sachs ‘apology’ hollow
- Monkeyhawk on It’s the stupidity about the economy
- DorisKing on Huckabee felt costs of campaign
- Jed on Let immigrants run
4 Comments
99% of the people I have met who believe in the death penalty have never had to kill anyone. Lock him up and throw away the key without any more publicity.
For someone like Dennis Rader, dying by lethal injection would be far too easy. Better he rot away in a cell for the rest of his life being controlled by others. He’ll be much more miserable.
The media has to keep this story alive. It sells paper; it brings tourists to the city;national t.v. coverage, etc.
The man should be put in a cell and forgotten. What happens to him, is of no concern to me, nor should it be, to any thinking person.
Put him in “General Population.” Let him make “friends” and suffer the consequences.
The Hot Squat is too good for Dennis Rader. I totally agree with Damoon. Take away all of his freedom and control in prison and let him suffer miserably. It’s his turn!