Tookie and "Pokie": An Editorial Cartoon by Mark Fiore

[Dunvegan]

Pokie the Punisher

A Flash editorial cartoon by Marke Fiore of the San Francisco Chronicle regarding the impending execution of ex-gang member and anti-gang juvenile book author Tookie Williams.

[IndyOp]

1. Score! -- Closure! Closure! Closure! Oops, sorry Timmy!

A really great way to show people that killing is wrong, is to kill people.
Got it, kids?

Death penalty states have higher murder rates.
Okay, so it might not work but it sure feels good!

Closure!
Closure!
Closure!
Closure!
Closure!
Closure!
Closure!
Closure!
Closure!

Oops, sorry Timmy!

:rofl:

[niallmac]

6. Oh no. They killed Kenny!

The Bastards! Excellent toon. The music seems to elevate the absurdity of it all perfectly.

[IndyOp]

7. Yep - the peppy music really keeps it moving along - LOL! (nt)

[xchrom]

2. pokie's in the house -- yo!

[SemiCharmedQuark]

3. Unfortunately, Im sure the DP crowd will have some snide comeback

But thanks for posting.

[IndyOp]

4. you're probably right - still humor works sometimes! (nt)

[IndyOp]

5. Kicked & recommended -- Just the point I've tried to make (nt)

[CatWoman]

8. something else to think about

France, who once brutally killed people via the guillotine, has outlawed the death penalty.

Our embrace of it was one of the reasons it took so long to bring Ira Einhorn to justice -- France would not extradite him because he had been tried in absentia and given the death penalty.

[Cleita]

9. That was good and so true.n/t

[IndyOp]

10. Kickin' again for justice! Real, long-term justice.