When it comes to the death penalty, aggravating factors are weighed against mitigating circumstances.



Well, you can bet Joseph Bennett, 54, of Northampton, was pretty aggravated in recent days when someone stole an air conditioning unit from a building Bennett owns in the 1800 block of Weaversville Road in Hanover Township, Lehigh County.



If Pennsylvania State Police at Bethlehem catch the creep who ripped off the AC during one of the worst heat waves in the past 10 years, I say ask for death.



To get serious for just a second, excessive heat can and does kill people.



But, enough of that. Stealing air conditioning when it's needed most is a crime against humanity and should be treated most sternly by the law.



State police ask anyone who knows anything about the crime to call 610-861-2026.

