You can't catch me, coppers!

Former Enron CEO, Ken Lay, turned himself over to the FBI in Houston. Without delving into the complexities of the case, Lay is basically being charged with taking part in the various fraud schemes that left Enron investors penniless and Enron employees jobless and forced the Houston Astros to seek a new corporate sponsor for what was then Enron Field (lucky for those Astros that Minute Maid ponied up some cash. Now if the Astros and Devil Rays (who play at Tropicana Stadium) ever play in the World Series it will be the battle of the O.J.).

Now, in the spirit of reactionary thinking (or blowhard talk radio): when some callous criminal has been arrested and charged, isn't it time to institute a death penalty for white-collar crimes? A murder destroys at least one life, and probably affects a few more, but these white-collar criminals bilk many investors of their life savings, thereby ruining far more lives than a simple murder. Therefore, a death penalty that is based on sound science is the way to go for these corporate criminals. Hell, maybe the idea of being put to death would have brought about a fabulous shootout for Kenny Boy's last stand...

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