No idea when I last posted but I wanted to say that I believe Alane's post is supportive of an opinion I have held for some time.

In my opinion Darwin could be right about evolution of the animal kingdom but surely not about "homo sapiens." Once humankind began manipulating the environment it skewed the equation.

I believe stupidity would be classified as a lethal mutation but for the intervention of society or luck or both. *Hence the Darwin Awards for those taking themselves out of the gene pool before they replicate their genes.*

Perhaps incarceration is a blessing for your defendant.

It's probably too close to making judgments to say whether this is a good or bad thing, so I will just say we all need mercy and leave it at that.