Wulfie's Wurld

Since we have the right to a speedy trial, shouldn't we also have a right to a speedy execution? How is it possible that it takes two and a half decades for the appeals process to run its course? Do we really want our death row inmates to die of old age first? Do we really want to give these people a chance to do something worthwhile? Wouldn't it be best to spare ourselves the embarrassment of putting to death Nobel Prize nominees?