Alright, this is one of my biggest political pet peeves. I read today that a man who killed two college girls is now saying he shouldn't be executed because he is too fat. His lawyer is pleading that the nurse will have a hard time finding a vein, making him unfit for death-row.
I always knew it cost more to kill a man than to keep him in prison for life because they appeal so much while on death-row. But I never realized the reasons for the appeal were so screwed up.
A person on death-row should not be afforded the same courtesy as a regular person. I will even take it a step further: there are basic human rights you give up when you show you are barely human. If you kill, rape or torture another human then you are no longer considered "human". What makes us human is not our appearance, it is what is in our hearts and minds. If you can't think or feel enough to prevent you from killing then I hope that nurse spends an hour sticking you with that needle, trying to find a vein, and maybe in that agonizing hour you will find your conciseness.
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Thursday, August 7, 2008
Gas Price Manipulation
It seems to me that with with the price of oil down 20% in the last couple of weeks that gas prices should have followed suit. However, what we are seeing is typical price manipulation where the price has only fallen 5% nationwide.
I have read that this is called "Rockets and Feathers" and has been the way oil and gas have worked for 20 years. The problem is the price at the pump is largely based on the price of oil in the future no today. So as prices drop, it will slowly reflect the price at the pump but you need a trend of a year of lower prices in order to have the full drop. The result is steady rising prices with no relief.
Some also say that when prices are on the incline people are more apt to price shop for gas, but when it is falling people fill-up and get there gas whenever and where ever they can making it less competitive for gas stations -- thus prices hold steady.
I don't have a solution, it just pisses me off.
I have read that this is called "Rockets and Feathers" and has been the way oil and gas have worked for 20 years. The problem is the price at the pump is largely based on the price of oil in the future no today. So as prices drop, it will slowly reflect the price at the pump but you need a trend of a year of lower prices in order to have the full drop. The result is steady rising prices with no relief.
Some also say that when prices are on the incline people are more apt to price shop for gas, but when it is falling people fill-up and get there gas whenever and where ever they can making it less competitive for gas stations -- thus prices hold steady.
I don't have a solution, it just pisses me off.
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