"There are plenty of miserable people under the current scheme of things."

Yes, but they aren't equally miserable.

We American do value human life. We value the lives of the human victims. And we think they deserve justice.

The resources spent making up for the deficiencies of this murderers horrible choice could be better used elsewhere.

Some people have too much time on their hands.

Chainsaw the poor cows up and use drag their carcasses out where the wildlife with eat it.

My paternal grandfather worked in OR during that time too. My maternal grandfather came later to work on the nuclear air propulsion project. Both my parents were raised there and I spent most of my childhood in OR.

They took their secretiveness very seriously. Even now I think you need Q-clearance to work in many of the plants. And, back in my high school years I think the ratio of PhD to non-PhD was the highest in the nation.

It's still a beautiful little city and the guard shacks are still present at you enter and leave town on the Oak Ridge Turnpike.

I took several picture much like this only a month ago. Here is the one I posted to flickr.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/24441214@N05/6224919048/in/set-72157627848712852