Get out the way!!

Over the last 21 years of my life I have been born, raised, educated and employed in the city of Austin, Texas. One of the things that has always rattled my cage is the number of drivers who don't know what they are doing. Weather they are old, foreign, teenagers, or just plain stupid there must be some changes to keep these people off the streets. Although Austin is a city of 700,000 there is no reason that rush hour should start at 3 o'clock and end at 7. This past week an elder woman crashed through a Best Buy store in north Austin causing employees to dive for cover. It turns out that she mistaken the gas pedal from the break. Now someone that doesn't even know which pedal to push might be the same person driving 70 miles an hour next to you on the highway. I feel that Texas drivers should be forced mandatory vision tests and possibly behind-the-wheel exams to ensure that they are capable of operating a motor vehicle.

Shane's comment on Jesse's Blog

I strongly disagree with Jesse's opinions in his piece "A Kind and Gentle Death in Texas." For starters the sick and twisted animals on death row have often committed many serious offenses. In order to be placed on death row, there little question that there was anything kind and gentle about their gruesome acts. I not only think that Texas and the US both should be applauded for their high ranking in executions, I also feel that the executions should be carried out in more painful harsh manners then the crimes that they committed. Although it cost more tax dollars to execute then it would to imprison for life, the benefits are well worth it. Not only is the world a safer place, but the families and friends of these victims can finally sleep at night knowing that the monster has been put to rest