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Crime

The Strange Case Of Eye-Plucker Andre Thomas

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Grits for Breakfast posts a thought-provoking discussion on the Texas death-row inmate who plucked out his eye and ate it (it was his second plucking).  The question is not only what we do with such deranged people, but more importantly, what can we do to prevent their derangement from hurting other people. Texas under Rick Perry has elected to save money by letting them out on the streets.

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