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frylock

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12. if burroughs were to have been charged it would've been negligent homicide or manslaughter..

Reply to TheManInTheMac (Reply #7)

Sat Aug 4, 2012, 01:34 PM

Aug 2012

neither of which is eligible for the death penalty afaik. of course, the incident did occur in mexico, so he would've been sentenced along their guidlines, whatever those may be.

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William S. Burroughs' crystal ball re Truman Capote [View all] HiPointDem Aug 2012 OP

He'd have written millions of words about the Patriot Act. nt DCKit Aug 2012 #1

Did In Cold Blood really have this effect on the U.S.? sadbear Aug 2012 #2

Not surprising that a murderer would not like a book that bolstered support of the death penalty. TheManInTheMac Aug 2012 #3

anything that bolsters support of the death penalty should be called out.. frylock Aug 2012 #6

I respect your opinion regarding penalties for murderers because you are not a murderer. TheManInTheMac Aug 2012 #7

if burroughs were to have been charged it would've been negligent homicide or manslaughter.. frylock Aug 2012 #12

Exactly. n/t DeSwiss Aug 2012 #8

He was an accidental killer Nevernose Aug 2012 #11

K&R #5. n/t Egalitarian Thug Aug 2012 #4

So we've been in a police state for 42 years now? randome Aug 2012 #5

Apparently, interference in one's guns and morphine sales constitutes msanthrope Aug 2012 #10

Any surprise that a convicted killer didn't like "In Cold Blood?" msanthrope Aug 2012 #9

Truman Capote was an author and a brilliant talent. David Zephyr Aug 2012 #13

agreed on the class angle; but i'd say capote's attitude toward the social register was ambivalent; HiPointDem Aug 2012 #14

Unanswered Prayers. David Zephyr Aug 2012 #15

agreed. association with the higher arts give cachet to the trust-fund class & helps justify their HiPointDem Aug 2012 #16