There are also two sides to deterrence. Will a criminal audience viewing the tortured death of Mr. Diaz think twice about committing crimes? Probably not.

Will Mr. Diaz commit any more crimes either within prison or upon release? Also probably not. Utilitarian to the extreme to be sure.

Statements like "The death penalty is always wrong" or that it is "blatantly wrong for any and all possible scenarios" just strike me as fanciful as statements like "Jesus was always right about turning the other cheek because He was Jesus." Both are faith-based projections of a view of a utopian society without much regard to the realities of the failings of man, criminal sentencing, and criminal rehabilitation.

oh f.y.i. ... mr diaz had also been sentenced to life in prison in Puerto Rico for killing another but escaped prison and came to the United States.

time for bed ...

http://angel-diaz-florida.blogspot.com/

http://www.tmz.com/2006/12/14/new-timberlake-snl-details-revealed/

TMZ has learned more details about Justin Timberlake's "Saturday Night Live" appearance this weekend.

Justin will more than likely bring "The Barry Gibb Talk Show" back (nothing is set in stone; afterall, this is a live show). But he won't be performing his hit, "SexyBack." Instead, he will sing "My Love" and "What Goes Around." Our source also tells us that Timberlake might "bring it on in to Omeletville" again -- a sketch where Justin dressed up as an omelet while shilling for a local breakfast joint.

Justin twice performed in the "The Barry Gibb Talk Show" sketch, once when he hosted in 2003 and again in 2005, when girlfriend Cameron Diaz hosted. Jimmy Fallon, his co-star in the sketch and former "SNL" cast member, is rumored to be making an unbilled appearance.

The bit features Fallon as Bee Gee frontman Barry Gibb, with Justin as brother Robin -- co-hosting a political talk show while sounding like the Bee Gees.