Bang bang

If I go into the streets, whacking people against the asphalt, I take the risk of accidentally killing someone. Like in many other countries in the world, the ground in the Netherlands is not made of rubber. Which I guess is a good thing, as it would get all sticky, what with the climate heating up due to solar variation man-made global warming and all that.

My cat understands this. He's a smart cat, and besides, otherwise, I won't feed him more kitty snacks.

However, a Dutch judge doesn't, and has ruled that a guy be jailed for four years, for hitting people at random and killing one in the process. A life verdict being the only exception, all sentences in the Netherlands are regularly commuted to two-thirds of their original length. That is, if you can refrain from raping a guard for the time of your stay (i.e. show 'good behavior').

Here's the hilarious part: 'The judge said he hoped the verdict would serve as a warning to would-be offenders.'

What kind of warning would that be? If you want to kill someone, pretend you're a raving lunatic and make it look like a wanton act of violence? Or 'Killing someone isn't so bad, as long as you pick your targets at random'?

Thanks judge, I'll remember that.

15:25

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