Texas Executes Mexican for Murder Despite President Fox's Plea. In a case that has strained Mexico's relations with the United States, a Mexican citizen was executed in Texas Wednesday night by lethal injection. By Ginger Thompson.

Things like this make me so proud to live in the US in general and Texas in particular.  Dripping sarcasm at this point.  I can't believe we still think that the death penalty is at all discouraging.  Clearly, it isn't.  Most people commit death penalty crimes in a rage or passion and aren't think about the consequences.

Plus, the fact that innocent people are constantly getting cleared from death row should scare the shit out of people.   Not to mention the fact that the so-called "justice" is meted out in a terribly racial way.  Our penal system is clearly set up to emphasize retribution and justice instead of rehabilitation.  And look at how many of our own citizens we lock up. 

This is sickening. . .