A Priest, a Rabbi and a Cleric Walk Into an Execution Chamber... (Trees And Things)

skeptic: Re: A comment from someone else:

Sat, 9 Jun 2007 08:36:28 EST

My reason for suggesting the parting line, "I regret that I have but one life to give for my victims" was not so much that I believe that Knight actually regrets his actions, but to present a variation of a famous quote dating from the American Revolution,

thefadd: Re: A comment from someone else:

Fri, 8 Jun 2007 14:48:42 EST

If I killed somebody, I'd probably be like, "they were fuckers and deserved to die just like me" but then I don't think I'd really kill anybody.

MayorBob: A comment from someone else:

Fri, 8 Jun 2007 09:50:12 EST

A TnT member named skeptic sent me a message saying he had a technical problem posting this comment on this thread:

To quote Joni Mitchell,

But now it's just another show
You leave them laughing when you go
And if you care, don't let them

workerant: Well, what would you have him say?

Fri, 8 Jun 2007 09:35:27 EST
Nobody cares about his outlook on the Iraq War, if indeed he has one. He's not a political or ideological prisoner, so we can't expect an impassioned speech from the dock. I understand that he's already said, "I'm sorry" for his crime. He's not wasting an

Lou: Last words...

Thu, 7 Jun 2007 19:47:51 EST
"I commend my soul to any god who can find it"

Admit The Woods: Gallows Humour

Thu, 7 Jun 2007 19:21:57 EST
Or, taking the term gallows humour completely literally, there's the (probably apocryphal) story of one William Palmer who, after being led to the gallows and placed on the tr

thefadd: The Man

Thu, 7 Jun 2007 14:53:07 EST
...has admitted to his crime and accepted his fate. What more can you ask of him.
I've never been good at thinking up jokes and my take on this is that something so contrived won't likely lead to much comedy but I have no problem with him trying.

Enne: Re: A Priest, a Rabbi and a Cleric Walk Into an Ex

Thu, 7 Jun 2007 11:52:42 EST
The whole thing seems to mostly just be an attempt to go out with a bang of attention and controversy via gallows humor.
It's not that I blame him; it's no different than writing a witty tombstone. The only difference in his case is that he admits

MayorBob: How would you leave?

Thu, 7 Jun 2007 09:41:15 EST
Sick joke or not, this is the way Knight wishes to go, it's his last moment on earth so he gets to even do a Pauly Shore standup routine as far as I'm concerned. Taking a look at the past recent "customers" of the Texas death chamber, they seem to be