Re: [MEDIA] Chicago Suntime's death penalty poll

BilLee Miller (nox@arches.uga.edu)
Thu, 3 Dec 1998 01:29:32 -0500 (EST)

On Wed, 2 Dec 1998, Michael Lorrey wrote:

> Paul Hughes wrote:
>
> > Brian D Williams wrote:
> >
> > > The Suntime's ran a poll in conjunction with yesterdays article
> > > against the death penalty. To the question:
> > >
> > > "In the event of your murder, would you want the killer executed?"
> > >
> > > YES: 87% NO: 13%
> >
> > Proof that 87% of the population are still operating primarily on
> > reptilian emotional-territorial circuitry. Am I supposed to be
> > surprised?
>
> How about that 87% beleive in doing the job right the first time....or
> that they are operating on the hominid circuitry (since usually only
> hominids kill members of the same species with no intention of using the
> carcass for food...). How about that only 13% of the population is still
> operating on their vegetable circuits....
>
> Mike Lorrey
>

I can kind of grok the concept of hominid circuitry, but what exactly is the nature of vegetable circuitry.

In Liberty, for Extropy;
BilLee Miller
member, ExI