Originally posted by RT and his SE:
Lets see if we can put this back on track...
So Tookie shouldn't have been put to death because the good that comes from his books outweighs the evil of his crimes?
(sarcasm) He was convicted of killing 4 people, surely his books had to have saved at least 5! 
I guess my sense of right and wrong is a little more defined.
I guess your sense of a good analogy is a little less developed Rusty! 
Your analogy is trying to say that the end (saving 5+ lives through his books) is justifying the means (killing 4 people). I don't think Tookie killed 4 people so that his kids books could save 5+. In other words, it's not the same thing.
Last edited by Davo; 12/13/05 10:18 PM.
