From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!zeppo!whuxk!houxi!u1100a!rick Newsgroups: net.misc Title: Re: In defense of houxb!marys Article-I.D.: u1100a.225 Posted: Tue Sep 7 17:32:55 1982 Received: Wed Sep 8 01:16:58 1982 References: sdchema.133 I'm not particularly interested in this discussion and I think it has taken up entirely too much of my time 'n' -ing through the articles on it, but.... as an asthma sufferer myself, I feel compelled to comment that the penalty for rape is *not* slow death by asphyxiation. Untreated, asthma can kill. The treatment for it is air-conditioning. (There are drugs that help, but they have serious side-effects if taken over a long period.) Don't get me wrong. I'm not defending rapists. But even convicted criminals have some rights. Adequate medical treatment is one such right. I've already said more than the subject deserves!