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January 27, 2005
Suicidal Man May Get Death Penalty

The news from L.A. about Juan Alvarez, who parked his car on railroad tracks in an attempt to kill himself, only to chicken out at the last minute but leave his car on the tracks where it caused a train accident that killed 11 and injured almost 200, is shocking and sad.

Yet I can't help but notice the irony that prosecutors are charging him with murder under "special circumstances," which would make him eligible for the death penalty in California. Also, they have him on suicide watch.

He wants to die. Killing him isn't a punishment, it's revenge.

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