Recently, a man convicted of killing a correctional officer here in Sioux Falls was sentenced to death by the presiding judge. After the pronouncement, the judge said, "May God have mercy on your soul." This isn't anything new. We hear it all the time when someone is slated to get murdered by the state. It's one of those expressions that has become so ensconced in our society that we no longer pay it any mind. But if you stop and think about it for a moment, you'll realize how stupid it is.
A man murders another man in cold blood. The judge decrees that because of this heinous act, the killer must die. Now, here's where the logic goes awry. Even though the judge believes this man is so evil that he should be permanently removed from the human race, he still wants God to have mercy on him. Why? Why would he want the man's soul to go anywhere but hell? If it were me, I would have said, "May a demon with a foot-long cock wrapped in barbed wire ass-rape you daily in the sub-basement of hell." I think if we can get enough judges to start saying this instead, it'll be a good first step toward restoring a modicum of common sense to the criminal justice system.
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