In dire times, desperate actions tend to override the sanity of society. When bad is good, and roper is shameful, laws change to fit the mores of the times. Drastic actions become commonly accepted to return sanity to a populace gone wild.
Presidential candidate, Martin Talbot, proposed one solution to stabilize the nation's depressed economy and, at the same time, to reduce the violent crime rate. The answer: The Economic Recovery and Crime Reduction Act. The news media dubbed it the Legalized Crime bill. Included in the act is a new procedure for executing criminals with a history of violent crimes: Nexecution. Antagonists of the bill call it legalized murder.
