Buffalo wrote:Am I in charge? Okay then. Any molestation at all of a child under 12 = instant death. Any molestation at all of a child over 12 = life in prison without parole.
In the real world, I'd say life in prison without parole for both, since you can't undo a wrongful death sentence.
And 18 year olds dating 16 year olds wouldn't count as molestation. 40 year olds dating 16 year olds would, though.
Do you tend to see other things in stark black/white terms, or is it just this one emotional issue? None of those messy shades of grey here.
I am especially impressed by the magical twelfth birthday, and how a single day would make the difference between life and death. I assume there must another magical birthday (18?) which would change life without parole into no crime at all. Awesome.
"The DNA of fictional populations appears to be the most susceptible to extinction." - Simon Southerton
Buffalo wrote:Am I in charge? Okay then. Any molestation at all of a child under 12 = instant death. Any molestation at all of a child over 12 = life in prison without parole.
In the real world, I'd say life in prison without parole for both, since you can't undo a wrongful death sentence.
And 18 year olds dating 16 year olds wouldn't count as molestation. 40 year olds dating 16 year olds would, though.
Do you tend to see other things in stark black/white terms, or is it just this one emotional issue? None of those messy shades of grey here.
I am especially impressed by the magical twelfth birthday, and how a single day would make the difference between life and death. I assume there must another magical birthday (18?) which would change life without parole into no crime at all. Awesome.
This is pretty much my only black and white issue. And yes, it's very much emotionally fueled. Not even by personal experience - I was never molested.
I'd be happy to pull the trap door on any child molester and let them swing in the breeze - if only I could be completely sure they were guilty. The world is a better place without them in it.
Parley P. Pratt wrote:We must lie to support brother Joseph, it is our duty to do so.
I confess to my hedonistic enjoyment of watching the video (cell phone taken by a U.S. soldier) while it was briefly on the internet on 12/31/2006 that showed the day before the trap door dropping under Saddam Hussein, the rope snapping as he hit the end, and his body wriggling in the moments before he was snuffed out. Sorry, but I think he deserved it for the mass killings and torture he ordered on Iraqis, deterrent or not.
sock puppet wrote:I confess to my hedonistic enjoyment of watching the video (cell phone taken by a U.S. soldier) while it was briefly on the internet on 12/31/2006 that showed the day before the trap door dropping under Saddam Hussein, the rope snapping as he hit the end, and his body wriggling in the moments before he was snuffed out. Sorry, but I think he deserved it for the mass killings and torture he ordered on Iraqis, deterrent or not.
I haven't watched that, but I tend to feel differently about mass murderers whose guilt could not possibly be disputed.
"Petition wasn’t meant to start a witch hunt as I’ve said 6000 times." ~ Hanna Seariac, LDS apologist
sock puppet wrote:the trap door dropping under Saddam Hussein
He nearly get off...
- Whenever a poet or preacher, chief or wizard spouts gibberish, the human race spends centuries deciphering the message. - Umberto Eco - To assert that the earth revolves around the sun is as erroneous as to claim that Jesus was not born of a virgin. - Cardinal Bellarmine at the trial of Galilei
I realize that punishment doesn't have a a deterrent effect. The death penalty is for people like me who enjoy watching bad guys die. Maybe I've watched too many action movies, LOL. IN reality, the death penalty is for the really, really bad guys. An 18 year old kid who has sex with his 17 year old girlfriend isn't going to be sentenced to death.
"We have taken up arms in defense of our liberty, our property, our wives, and our children; we are determined to preserve them, or die." - Captain Moroni - 'Address to the Inhabitants of Canada' 1775
Buffalo wrote:This is pretty much my only black and white issue. And yes, it's very much emotionally fueled. Not even by personal experience - I was never molested.
I'd be happy to pull the trap door on any child molester and let them swing in the breeze - if only I could be completely sure they were guilty. The world is a better place without them in it.
The interesting thing about the kinds of draconian punishments like those you propose is that the end result would be much fewer molestations reported. Most abuse is committed by family members, and verrrry few victims would be happy with their relative being killed or put in prison for life. They would hide and keep secret all but the very worst cases of abuse.
"The DNA of fictional populations appears to be the most susceptible to extinction." - Simon Southerton
sock puppet wrote:I confess to my hedonistic enjoyment of watching the video (cell phone taken by a U.S. soldier) while it was briefly on the internet on 12/31/2006 that showed the day before the trap door dropping under Saddam Hussein, the rope snapping as he hit the end, and his body wriggling in the moments before he was snuffed out. Sorry, but I think he deserved it for the mass killings and torture he ordered on Iraqis, deterrent or not.
Saw it. Wishing someone would leak the Osama bin Laden film.
Whatever appears to be against the Book of Mormon is going to be overturned at some time in the future. So we can be pretty open minded.-charity 3/7/07
MASH quotes I peeked in the back [of the Bible] Frank, the Devil did it. I avoid church religiously. This isn't one of my sermons, I expect you to listen.
