The opium of the masses, the LSD of individuals

The Dallas Morning News has the story of a guy who takes his religion a little too seriously:

James Allen Thorpe, who has a history of mental illness, was under suicide watch Wednesday at the Dallas County Jail. He is charged with robbery and capital murder in the death of Manuel Dodge car salesman John Phinney of Dallas.
During a rambling and often-disjointed jailhouse interview Wednesday, the 41-year-old Mr. Thorpe preferred to talk about religion and the stock market rather than the events that unfolded Tuesday evening. But when asked what he had said to Mr. Phinney during the test drive, Mr. Thorpe replied, "I told him to repent if he wanted to save his soul." He said that at that point, Mr. Phinney cursed him and jumped out of the moving vehicle. "He was miraculously lifted" from the truck, he said. "It wasn't my fault," Mr. Thorpe said. "He was possessed."

Rico says this clown will probably get off on mental grounds, but he ought to be shot as a public menace, like any mad dog...