I think the death penalty is warranted here

LAKE WALES - While robbing an insurance business Thursday afternoon, a man set fire to two female employees, one of whom was five months' pregnant, according to police. He also shot a man in the face as he tried to help the women.

None of the victims died, but that doesn't change the fact that this goblin tried to murder them. Just because he's lucky doesn't mean he's not deserving of having his birth certificate revoked.

Of course, he had a scary gun. I'm pretty sure that this guy was a volunteer at the homeless shelter and a choir boy and that the gun itself turned him into a violent thug.

Police said a witness at the insurance agency recognized Davis and identified him as a former customer. Davis, who turns 30 today is five months into a three-year probation term.

Florida Department of Law Enforcement criminal records show that Davis, 851 Summer Glen Drive, Winter Haven, was sentenced to probation in July in Polk County after pleading guilty to six counts of grand theft.

On Nov. 30, Polk County sheriff's deputies arrested Davis on a charge of grand theft. He was released three days later after posting $5,000 bail. There was no record on the jail's Web site that showed whether violation of probation charges were filed.

Oops. Guess I was wrong.

I can see a thug shooting someone. He has a gun, gets angry or scared, pulls the trigger. That can happen even if he didn't think he was actually going to use it. But to bring in gasoline??? That's premeditated. The fact that the women and man didn't die (and sadly, the baby had to be delivered at 5 months and the status is unknown, but that's a very, very dangerous situation) has no bearing on the goblin's intent. He meant to kill them which means he's capable of killing others simply for money. If found guilty, the death penalty applies.

I doubt there's going to be calls for greater restrictions on gasoline and matches, though.