Wow, this is a pretty flimsy piece...

...even by the Houston Chronicle's abysmally low standards. I fail to understand how the Chinese putting people to death for fraudulent business transactions and extracting confessions by way of torture is in any way comparable with the United States and Texas putting people to death for, say, crimes such as this. I understand the system is flawed and that many on death row have been exonerated. And I agree that we should be testing every last piece of evidence to make sure those on death row are guilty, but the sleazy thing here is the Houston Chronicle making a comparison that doesn't stand up to the slightest bit of scrutiny. I see them doing the bidding of Amnesty International here. One wonders what Amnesty International-backed project they'll be shilling for next.