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From: Wanna-Be Sys Admin on 7 Oct 2009 23:29 John Hasler wrote: >> My view on it, is if there is undeniable evidence, not just a jury >> that decided they must have done it (but proof in the form of video >> or something similarly worthy). > > Videos can be faked. Eyewitnesses are often wrong. That is true. Let's say they admit it then in addition, then you have to question if they were coerced. A difficult subject to debate, because really, anything is possible, but within some reason one should be able to discern the facts. Otherwise, how do you feel about people that would rather die than spend life in prison, proclaiming their innocence? I think if I was wrongly accused, I'd prefer to receive death or have the option. How do you feel about that, considering that you as a juror may have these same questions? A lifetime in prison suffering isn't really any less sensitive of a subject than the death penalty, at least not in my eyes. Certainly, it's not a perfect world, but where do we draw the line for topics like this and what should or shouldn't be done about crimes? -- Not really a wanna-be, but I don't know everything.
From: Keith Keller on 7 Oct 2009 23:35 On 2009-10-08, Wanna-Be Sys Admin <sysadmin(a)example.com> wrote: > > It's not like Sid is being invited to engage people. Every followup to one of his posts is an invitation for him to ''engage''. --keith -- kkeller-usenet(a)wombat.san-francisco.ca.us (try just my userid to email me) AOLSFAQ=http://www.therockgarden.ca/aolsfaq.txt see X- headers for PGP signature information
From: Wanna-Be Sys Admin on 7 Oct 2009 23:51 Keith Keller wrote: > On 2009-10-08, Wanna-Be Sys Admin <sysadmin(a)example.com> wrote: >> >> It's not like Sid is being invited to engage people. > > Every followup to one of his posts is an invitation for him to > ''engage''. > > --keith > Ironically, he almost always ignores any follow ups and just starts new threads instead. Trying once again to "impress" people that don't know anything about the subject (or him). -- Not really a wanna-be, but I don't know everything.
From: Jon Solberg on 8 Oct 2009 02:16 On 2009-10-07, John Hasler <jhasler(a)newsguy.com> wrote: > Aragorn writes: >> ...you mentioned Sid in one breath with Ted Bundy and Adolf Hitler. > > No, _I_ didn't. > >> Adolf Hitler was a monster and should not even be called human >> anymore. > > Adolf Hitler differed from a large fraction of the human race only in > that he was in the right place at the right time to actually realize a > substantial part of his dreams. He was very, very human (as were the > millions who assisted him). Calling him an inhuman monster is denial. > Calling him a politician, on the other hand, is a simple statement of > fact. [...] *Picks a post at random* Nice to see Goodwin's law is till in effect. -- Jon Solberg (remove "nospam" from email address).
From: Jon Solberg on 8 Oct 2009 02:17
On 2009-10-07, TJ <TJ(a)noneofyour.business> wrote: > Wanna-Be Sys Admin wrote: > >> I had consided that, that is some nasty dust I don't want in my lungs, >> in my food or water, or any food that grew in those ashes. I say we >> just quarter him and send each part to a corner of the world. > > Um, "the world" (by which I assume you mean the planet called "Earth" by > its inhabitants) is an oblate spheroid. It has no corners. [...] ....but a couple of rough edges. -- Jon Solberg (remove "nospam" from email address). |