Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for May 19, 2000
May 18, 2000
May 20, 2000
Transcript:
Reporter: Sir, Illinois' governor has postponed all executions because his state's justice system was "fraught with error." Given the troubling state of justice for the poor in Texas, would you consider your own moratorium? Cowboy hat/Bush Jr.: No. And I'll tell you why - as Hamilton once said, it's better to have a thousand innocent men punished than to have one guilty man go free! Reporter 1: Wasn't that John Adams? Reporter 2: And didn't he say the reverse? Cowboy hat/Bush Jr.: Look, the important thing is he said it!
