CRIME AND PUNISHMENT

Kenneth Eugene Barrett killed a cop. So now he's suing.

Oklahoma State Troopers approached Barrett's Oklahoma cabin in 1999 to bust him for methamphetamine. Barrett opened fire with a black rifle. He wounded Trooper John "Buddy" Hamilton. He killed Trooper David "Rocky" Eales.

Troopers returned fire. They wounded Barrett. He still has a bullet in him. He says it still hurts. He says he's developed a rash. He alleges inadequate medical care.

Barrett is on death row. No execution date has been set. When it is, that should clear up any lingering health problems.

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The penalty for suicide in Uganda is caning. Yes, even successful suicide. The body is caned before burial, as a warning to other would-be suicides.

Now the government wants to extend this posthumous punishment to those who drink themselves to death. No one escapes the law in Uganda, not even the dead..

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