The Onion strikes at neuroethics and the slow legal system.
"If it were just us sitting around having a few beers and shooting the breeze, it would have been, like, yeah, sure, execute the mentally ill, they should have known what they had coming to them that far into the legal process," Justice Clarence Thomas said. "But we don't want to set some huge precedent or something. So how about this: How about if mentally ill people just stop killing people altogether? That would certainly make our jobs a whole lot easier."A source close to one of the associate justices said the deliberations were marked not only by vacillation and ambivalence, but also by a sense of frustration. ...
"Both attorneys were super smart and well prepared and made a lot of really good points," Justice Samuel Alito said. "When Mr. Hampton was presenting his case, I was thinking, 'Yeah, this is totally right,' and I was prepared to side with him. But then Ms. Bunn got up and sounded just as convincing, but argued the exact opposite point. It's like, who do you believe?"
Hundreds of "seriously legal-looking" documents such as amicus briefs and depositions from mental health experts only served to further confuse members of the high court.
More.
Hat tip: Milligram.
[Pictured above is Liz Spikol of the excellent blog The Trouble with Spikol, in a restaurant with a huge stuffed fish. Perhaps she's having trouble deciding what to order?]
-steve edit-
And don't forget The Onion Radio News short entitled, Brain Sacrifices Survival Instinct To Make Room For Jingle
Comments
Nice post! You have said it very well. Keep going.
Posted by: John | May 31, 2007 4:12 AM