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Tuesday, April 21, 2009

if this isn't cause for a supreme court review

i sure as shite don't know WHAT the f**k is. i distinctly remember SOMEWHERE - there's supposed to be a separation of church and state. or did i drop one too many hits of acid back in the day (that's humor by the way. the ACID part that is)

for today's GIANT WTF award, i present the us supreme court

(for the record, i have NO problems the man was found guilty. i DO have a problem if his sentencing was based on WORDS FROM THE BIBLE. A BOOK BY MAN FOR MAN)

Supreme Court declines review of case where jurors consulted Bible

By Raw Story
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to review a case which rendered the death penalty after jurors reportedly consulted the Bible.

“In the appeal, Khristian Oliver’s defense said jurors reviewed a biblical passage stating that a murderer who used an iron object to kill ’shall surely be put to death.’ Jurors were deciding whether to sentence Oliver to death for shooting and bludgeoning his victim with the barrel of a gun,” reported the Associated Press.

“The court previously has said jurors should base their verdicts only on evidence presented in the courtroom,” the service noted..............

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