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elfhawk

Soap Box

Dec 12, 2005 18:45

Here's something which I have been following in only the vaguest of senses. It crops up on Fox News sometimes at work (those times when Bud's there and we can't watch the history channel ). And I have no idea whatsoever where these people get the idea that because some imprisoned murderer/gang leader writes a few children's books that speak ( Read more... )

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pariahsdream December 12 2005, 17:09:14 UTC

I believe in penance and being repentant for crimes you've done. But that doesn't negate the fact that you committed them. You have to pay when you've done something wrong, it's as simple as that. I also disgree with the whole protest over that woman who 'found God' while she was waiting on death row. Gee, how surprising is that?
And frankly if you are repentant that's between you and God. If you're truly sorry for the crimes you've committed you would understand the necessity to accept what happens now. This makes me unpopular with more 'forgiving' Christians but it's how I feel.
So the man's done a few good things, good for him- he should strive to do so. But they don't equal up to four lives that will never have the chance to unfold- and they never will.

carmenwoods December 12 2005, 17:27:11 UTC

This appeared in our campus newspaper. It annoyed me, for the same reasons you guys listed.

The next day, for some reason, this was printed. How bizarre!

elfhawk December 12 2005, 17:49:04 UTC

Hey, you made the paper! And in big words too. Was there a rebuttal to your statement in the next letter to the editor?

More news-watching brought up a youngish guy who killed a younger cousin of his. His sentence? 20 (or is it 25?) to life, with a chance of parole at seven years if he had good behavior. Seven! What, he gets a year for every year his victim had? He may be barbaric, but are we any better for allowing him that early chance of freedom? That kid will never have a future. Forgive his killer if he's repentant, but don't say he gets tabula rasa because of that repentance. The kid's still dead and he needs to know that that death will stay with him the rest of his life. Seven years won't teach him anything. You don't parole murderers just because they played well with others in jail. Let him out at his twenty.

pariahsdream December 12 2005, 18:06:57 UTC

Amen honey. Well-said, very well-said. :)

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jachyra December 13 2005, 07:20:05 UTC

Personally, if I was king of the US, I have this guy in chains up in Alaska purposelessly stacking rocks every day for the rest of his natural life. There'd be no amenities, just the minimum to keep him alive through his punishment.
If I could be assured these criminals would spend the rest of their days in hellish conditions I'd have no problem repealing the death penalty. But we don't have that. We have clever lawyers and nutty judges.

anonymous December 14 2005, 15:26:22 UTC

woot woot, theresa, for shoving that chica's liberal "let-the-murderer-live" opinion up her @$$!!

i liked yours muchos better.
it makes sense actually.
not to mention, people always seem to forget - how would they feel if that was their mother/father/sibling/spouse/best friend who "tookie" had killed....i know i certainly would want him to bite the weenie.

-laura, the hugging machine ^.^