# 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:** 15\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2002, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-gave-him-life-in-prison-for-that/140942/21 "2002-12-06T20:48:37Z")
I wonder what kind of beer it was. ---
**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, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-gave-him-life-in-prison-for-that/140942/22 "2002-12-06T21:11:34Z")
Silver Bullet? ---
**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, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-gave-him-life-in-prison-for-that/140942/23 "2002-12-06T21:20:13Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by World Eater \* > \*\*I wonder what kind of beer it was. \*\* It couldn’t have been a Lone Star. I’m sure it isn’t a crime to kill someone over a Lone Star. ---
**Author:** ![Eats\_Crayons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/278dde/32.png) [@Eats\_Crayons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eats_Crayons)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2002, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-gave-him-life-in-prison-for-that/140942/24 "2002-12-06T21:38:52Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Frankd6 \* > \*\*Guns don’t kill people. It’s the bullets that do it. \*\* Then why does Superman duck when you throw the gun at him? ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2002, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-gave-him-life-in-prison-for-that/140942/25 "2002-12-07T00:33:41Z")
I’m thinking it may have been Lone Star: “He killed a man over taking the last beer.” “Well, that seems right, I don’t see what-” “It was a Lone Star.” “He killed a man over a LONE STAR??!? Throw the book at 'em!!” ---
**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 7, 2002, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-gave-him-life-in-prison-for-that/140942/26 "2002-12-07T00:49:12Z")
pravnik, you may have sometihing there. ---
**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 7, 2002, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-gave-him-life-in-prison-for-that/140942/27 "2002-12-07T00:55:58Z")
sometihing is not a word, but i kinda think it should be. ---
**Author:** ![LouisB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2002, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-gave-him-life-in-prison-for-that/140942/28 "2002-12-07T00:57:25Z")
I guess if it was a Lone Star beer, some jail time should be called for. Now, if it had been a Jax beer, execution would be warranted. ---
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2002, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-gave-him-life-in-prison-for-that/140942/29 "2002-12-07T01:24:16Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Zebra \* > \*\*I thought everyone in Texas got the death penalty. \*\* The guy _did_ get the death penalty. Didn’t you read the article? ---
**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 7, 2002, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-gave-him-life-in-prison-for-that/140942/30 "2002-12-07T02:16:28Z")
I think Zebra was talking about the guy the shot the other one, not the guy that took the beer. … Taking the last beer is pretty much a death penalty without a judge and jury. ---
**Author:** ![Ayesha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c0e974/32.png) [@Ayesha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ayesha)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2002, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-gave-him-life-in-prison-for-that/140942/31 "2002-12-07T02:23:42Z")
No he got life, there are people who are paroled after 20 years (or less , damn parole board) with a life sentence. He may wish he was dead once he gets to Huntsville. ---
**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 7, 2002, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-gave-him-life-in-prison-for-that/140942/32 "2002-12-07T03:03:49Z")
Ayesha, darlin’, you missed the point. He killed him and saved him from ending up in the hellhole called Huntsville. How many years would he have spent there for taking the last beer? The guy deserves a medal, not a jail term. ---
**Author:** ![Ayesha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c0e974/32.png) [@Ayesha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ayesha)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2002, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-gave-him-life-in-prison-for-that/140942/33 "2002-12-07T03:20:54Z")
Jim you are soooooooooooooo bad ! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Lao](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/2bfe46/32.png) [@Dr.Lao](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Lao)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2002, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-gave-him-life-in-prison-for-that/140942/34 "2002-12-07T03:51:11Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Zebra \* > \*\*I thought everyone in Texas got the death penalty. \*\* That’s why he didn’t get the death penalty. There were mitigating circumstances. After someone takes your last beer, everything that happens after that is a crime of passion. ---
**Author:** ![butter\_pie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/aca169/32.png) [@butter\_pie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/butter_pie)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2002, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-gave-him-life-in-prison-for-that/140942/35 "2002-12-07T05:18:52Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by CRorex \* > \*\*There is a good reason why I don’t like to go out on the weekend. > > The people in this state are INSANE \*\* Hey sugar, how **you** doin’? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-gave-him-life-in-prison-for-that/140942.md?page=1)