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valkyrie, think of it this way. Texas allows a criminal to determine the value of his own life. In the 10+ years that I have lived here 'theft in the night time' as resulted in the thieves death over a lawnmower, bicycle, automobiles, and even $2 in cash. There was also an instance of a police officer and his son shooting two gang bangers late one night from the roof of their home. Apparently the gang members didn't think much of a cops kid and though they would spray paint graffiti on the fence. One dead, one wounded, for 'criminal mischief in the night time.' If a person commits a criminal act over $2 in cash he has put his life on the line for that $2. That was the criminals decision. Had he not committed the crime he would not have been killed. As a result we have a low crime rate. I live in Austin and in 2000 the murder rate here was 4.9 per 100,000 and out of 300 cities we rank a dismal 165th. In Chicago it was 21.9 per 100,000 and Chicago makes us look good ranking 23rd. We only had 29 murders in 2001.
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