I am puzzled by that comment as well. I am wondering do you mean that American = Caucasian? I hope not. America is made up of a vast array of different ethnic backgrounds. The Vietnames girl that I dated in college is just as American as i am. So is my former Arab colleague from Morrocco and my Haitian friend that offered a prayer at my wedding. Anyone can "look" American if they are an American. A naturalized citizen is just as American as one who was born here. Actually my friend Stonehorse (Iroquois) is more American than any Caucasian that I can think of, even more than my mother's forefathers who were the first settlers here in Massachusetts as his people were here first. I also don't understand what any of this,including what I just wrote, has to do with the death penalty.

Rod

Yes I am a pirate, 200 years too late...