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DanaC, I remember that woman's case. Texas' long-standing history of capital punishment aside, there are some other circumstances about the case that may not have made it in the news all the way across the ocean.
There were many people who believed her sudden newfound religion was nothing but another in a long line of cons this woman had perpetuated to get what she wanted. This was not some nice lady who had simply been consumed with passion upon discovering some infidelity. It was entirely premeditated along with her co-conspirators, and she maintained, even at the end, that she had had an orgasm every time she'd driven the pickaxe into the bodies of her victims.
Did she deserve to die? Depends on what side of the capital punishment fence you sit. But did she deserve to get mocked? Personally, after seeing the interviews with her, I didn't buy her spiritual rebirth for an instant. She was met with derision by a whole lot of people at the time, not just Bush.
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