# They gave him Life in Prison for THAT?? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 6, 2002, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-gave-him-life-in-prison-for-that/140942 "2002-12-06T16:04:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lord\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ecccb3/32.png) [@Lord\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Jim)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2002, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-gave-him-life-in-prison-for-that/140942/1 "2002-12-06T16:04:32Z")
[Texan Killed Friend Who Drank Last Cold Beer](http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&ncid=573&e=1&cid=573&u=/nm/20021206/od_nm/odd_beer_dc) He deserved it!! Jim ---
**Author:** ![WillSantini](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ed8c4c/32.png) [@WillSantini](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WillSantini)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2002, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-gave-him-life-in-prison-for-that/140942/2 "2002-12-06T16:16:49Z")
Was it a Lone Star? Guess this guy didn’t know the rules of taking the last beer. ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2002, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-gave-him-life-in-prison-for-that/140942/3 "2002-12-06T16:22:25Z")
I thought everyone in Texas got the death penalty. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2002, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-gave-him-life-in-prison-for-that/140942/4 "2002-12-06T16:28:33Z")
Of course not. We give all our murderers 40 acres and a mule. ---
**Author:** ![Winston\_Smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2002, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-gave-him-life-in-prison-for-that/140942/5 "2002-12-06T16:31:05Z")
“ **lieu** killed a man in Reno, just to watch him die.” Wait a minute, that’s not how it goes… ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2002, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-gave-him-life-in-prison-for-that/140942/6 "2002-12-06T16:38:01Z")
100 years ago, we’d give 'em a long neck. ---
**Author:** ![Gorgon\_Heap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f475e1/32.png) [@Gorgon\_Heap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorgon_Heap)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2002, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-gave-him-life-in-prison-for-that/140942/7 "2002-12-06T16:40:11Z")
The way I see it, he was just enforcing the Rules of Men[sup]TM[/sup]. The idiot should have known better. ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2002, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-gave-him-life-in-prison-for-that/140942/8 "2002-12-06T16:43:49Z")
Remember kids, guns don’t kill people, drunk rednecks with guns kill people. ---
**Author:** ![super\_head](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d6d6ee/32.png) [@super\_head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/super_head)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2002, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-gave-him-life-in-prison-for-that/140942/9 "2002-12-06T16:44:40Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Zebra \* > \*\*I thought everyone in Texas got the death penalty. \*\* No, just the mentally handicapped inmates. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2002, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-gave-him-life-in-prison-for-that/140942/10 "2002-12-06T16:48:18Z")
If there was ever any doubt as to whether or not alcohol clouds your judgement… ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2002, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-gave-him-life-in-prison-for-that/140942/11 "2002-12-06T16:50:30Z")
> [@](#): > > No, just the mentally handicapped inmates. Considering the board’s mantra, that’s a bit irresponsible, wouldn’t you say? ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ecccb3/32.png) [@Lord\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Jim)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2002, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-gave-him-life-in-prison-for-that/140942/12 "2002-12-06T17:20:41Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Zebra \* > \*\*I thought everyone in Texas got the death penalty. \*\* No, shooting a man that takes your last beer is definitely NOT a capital offense in Texas. In fact, last I heard it was justifiable homicide. They must have had some sissy northerners on the jury. ---
**Author:** ![NicePete](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ee7513/32.png) [@NicePete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NicePete)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2002, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-gave-him-life-in-prison-for-that/140942/13 "2002-12-06T17:35:22Z")
Guns don’t kill people. It’s the bullets that do it. ---
**Author:** ![CRorex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dfb087/32.png) [@CRorex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CRorex)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2002, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-gave-him-life-in-prison-for-that/140942/14 "2002-12-06T17:45:23Z")
There is a good reason why I don’t like to go out on the weekend. The people in this state are INSANE ---
**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2002, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-gave-him-life-in-prison-for-that/140942/15 "2002-12-06T17:48:58Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by lieu \* > \*\*If there was ever any doubt as to whether or not alcohol clouds your judgement… \*\* I this case, I’d say it was the lack of alcohol. Remember, kids, always BYOB. ---
**Author:** ![Haywood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/85e7bf/32.png) [@Haywood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Haywood)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2002, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-gave-him-life-in-prison-for-that/140942/16 "2002-12-06T17:51:52Z")
Did he eat his last nacho too? ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2002, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-gave-him-life-in-prison-for-that/140942/17 "2002-12-06T17:55:55Z")
Technically, it’s when the bullets break the speed limit. ---
**Author:** ![super\_head](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d6d6ee/32.png) [@super\_head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/super_head)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2002, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-gave-him-life-in-prison-for-that/140942/18 "2002-12-06T19:57:20Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by lieu \* > Considering the board’s mantra, that’s a bit irresponsible, wouldn’t you say? If you meant was my line irresponsible, I’d say no, it was humor. If you meant is it irresponsible to execute the mentally handicapped, I’d say that yes it can be. ---
**Author:** ![airdisc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e19adc/32.png) [@airdisc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/airdisc)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2002, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-gave-him-life-in-prison-for-that/140942/19 "2002-12-06T20:22:14Z")
Actually, neither guns nor bullets kill people. Blood loss, or extreme damage to vital organs does. ---
**Author:** ![LouisB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2002, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-gave-him-life-in-prison-for-that/140942/20 "2002-12-06T20:24:36Z")
The guy clearly needed killing; I’m suprised the killer didn’t walk. Texas jurors are getting too damn PC. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-gave-him-life-in-prison-for-that/140942.md?page=2)