South DaCola

Editorial Cartoonist from South Dakota

October 2012

Death Penalty

Why I oppose the death penalty

l3wis 19Comments

I am not going to go into some kind of peace and love, hippie, Jesus, poppycock about the death penalty, but I will say it troubles me when government thinks they have the right to kill people (in situations other then a war zone). No person has that right.

Tomorrow SD will execute a prisoner, and prove once again how poorly this state handles crime and punishment.

Reasons why I oppose the death penalty;

• The decision to take another person’s life should not be decided by another person unless it is in self-defense.

• Capital punishment is taxpayer assisted suicide.

• Those who kill must be punished for the crime, that means living the rest of their natural lives behind four closed walls thinking about what they have done.

• Life sentences are less expensive for taxpayers then a death sentence because of the cost of appeals. Sentencing someone to death only lines the pockets of attorneys who profit from a murderer.

• Innocent people are executed frequently. Justice for these wrongly accused can never be served once they are put to death.

Poetry The Ugly Table

Ugly Table #71

l3wis 4Comments

BONEHEAD

Customer: I can’t cut thru this steak.

ME: Maybe you have a dull knife?

C: No, it is really tough.

I take the offending steak back to the grill chef . . .

ME: Customer is saying they can’t cut thru this steak.

After closer inspection by the chef he says,

“Does he realize this is a T-Bone and there is a bone down the center of the steak that apparently he is trying to cut thru by these apparent steak knife marks.”

S. L. Ehrisman (c) 10/14/12

snow removal Snowgates

Snowgates have been used successfully for over 30 years across our nation, but Mayor Huether suggests we wait for his recommendation.

l3wis 9Comments

“These snowgaters are crampin’ my frickin’ style. What a bunch of crap!”

I will give Mike credit on one front, he supports the use of snowgates. He also supports testing them again this winter;

That’s why Huether wants to test the snow gates for a third straight season. And while he’s well aware of a petition going around town, he cautions those who are eager to see the gates become permanent.

“You want to do it because people are excited, but you want to do it in a prudent way, in a responsible way, and you want to do it right,” Huether said. “And that’s ultimately what we’ll do.”

Why? We get to see a third year of testing before we vote on it. They have been proven across the region and country that they work. What’s the hold up? Oh, that’s right, the Mayor’s ego . . .

After this third test run, Huether says he could make a recommendation to the city as early as March.

While the mayor’s recommendation and endorsement is appreciated (and I’m not even being snarky) this is probably going to a public vote, so his hands in the issue really don’t matter. The citizens will ultimately be making the decision on snowgates, not the mayor, or the city council. Councilors Jamison, Staggers and Anderson have already figured this out and accepted it, maybe it is time for the mayor to do the same.

 

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