there was no argument over derek o'neal mason's guilt or innocence. tion-style shooting of a convenience store clerk in the store that mason was in the process of robbing. before shooting 25-year-old angela kagel in the face twice, derek o'neal mason forced her to take all of her clothes. how am i doing on eliciting your sympathy for derek o'neal mace snon how about outrage over the death penalty? i know what you're thinking. you're thinking derek o'neal mason is not the case to use to build outrage over the death penalty. nor is the case of lawrence russell brewer, who was executed at 6:21 p.m. central time yesterday in huntsville, texas. many of you will remember his crime. he was found guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of the 1998 hate crime murder of 49-year-old james byrd jr. lawrence russell brewer and two of his friends chained james byrd to the back of a pickup truck and then drove along a bumpy asphalt road at 2:00 in the morning. they drove for at least three miles with james byrd dragging 24 1/2 feet behind them at the end of that chain. six