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Unseen i was simply questioning the notion you either support the death penalty or you don’t and all forms of homicide which are easily avoided are inherently immoral. In the case of abortion when religious nuts have their way i think that is indeed their NEVER ABORTION justification-taking a life is inherently immoral under all circumstances. But…[Read more]

jakelafort wrote:

Davis, why either or? It is perfectly reasonable to be against abortion in one circumstance and in favor of it in another. It is perfectly reasonable to have a not guilty verdict in spite of meeting the statutory elements of a crime in one case and have the identical crime in another case result in conviction based on different…

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Yeah, it ain’t just killing animals is all wrong when we draw distinctions about which animals are okay to kill. Some won’t draw the line at cats and dogs. Hell some won’t at humans. I ate her liver with fava beans and a good chianti. I remember reading how in one city during the communist revolution in China tens of thousands of corpses were…[Read more]

Davis wrote:

While I understand that people are trying to present a nuanced opinion on “I am against the death penalty in general except for…”, to me this is not different to saying “I support the death penalty”. You either support it or you don’t. All forms of homicide which are easily avoided are inherently immoral. It makes human beings disp…

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I don’t recall discussing death penalty here. It is a tough topic.

Davis, why either or? It is perfectly reasonable to be against abortion in one circumstance and in favor of it in another. It is perfectly reasonable to have a not guilty verdict in spite of meeting the statutory elements of a crime in one case and have the identical crime in…[Read more]

While I understand that people are trying to present a nuanced opinion on “I am against the death penalty in general except for…”, to me this is not different to saying “I support the death penalty”. You either support it or you don’t. All forms of homicide which are easily avoided are inherently immoral. It makes human beings disposable which…[Read more]

My next life i will work to exculpate wrongfully convicted. Imagine the horror? You say i did not do it. They say ya ya ya, that is what they all say. And then you watch your dreary days go by painfully slowly until one day you get a gift in the mail-soap on a rope. Then a glimmer of hope arises as your pen pal expresses romantic interest in your…[Read more]

As for executing criminals i changed my pov. I used to be in favor of death penalty. However for war criminals i can still go there. I am going by my gut not by reason.

Why you talking like you have a choice about favoring the death penalty or not, LOL?

Personal responsibility?

Do we simply accept the foundation of criminal law when more and more evidence suggests that our actions are beyond our control? Free will is consonant with responsibility and perhaps even retribution. The old testament eye for an eye feels damn real when one’s own has been unjustly harmed. However it feels free will is…[Read more]

jakelafort wrote:

The brain damage and amnesia occurred after the crimes and therefore have no immediate relevance for the prosecutor. It is all about Joe’s state of mind before he acted. The nature of the crimes is grave and a prosecutor won’t look the other way typically. Since the evidence is agreed to be significant the prosecutor can eit…

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The brain damage and amnesia occurred after the crimes and therefore have no immediate relevance for the prosecutor. It is all about Joe’s state of mind before he acted. The nature of the crimes is grave and a prosecutor won’t look the other way typically. Since the evidence is agreed to be significant the prosecutor can either summon a grand jury…[Read more]

We talk about how Amazon has put so many small businesses out of business, while the rest have to suck at Amazon’s teat to bring their products to market.

What we aren’t talking about is how much Bezos has degraded the job market through the hyperefficiency of his operation.

As for Amazon’s…[Read more]

I am all for taxing any non-government organisation which is non-profit that has more than say, three employees who make more than $100,000 and ANY employee that makes more than 200,000. That would cover mega-churches, the catholic church, charities with overpaid directors etc. This is either an incentive to stop overpaying people (a serious…[Read more]

So the M.O. of the big fish is to eliminate free markets. Big fish eat little fish until the bald megalomaniac has fished out the sea. Aah but there are endless seas within his purview. So much to do and so little time.

I saw it in my law practice with Walmarts. They priced mom and pop businesses out of business. Fortunately they were free to…[Read more]

Bezos does have that “dr evil” vibe as well.

Jeff Bezos’ Hostile Takeover Of The US Economy

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Reg the Fronkey Farmer wrote:

I am all for taxing churches with congregations off over (say) 5000 members. I think around 2014 this idea was raised in the town of Nome in Alaska but did not materialize. Doing so would raise almost the same money to cover the cost of the food stamps programs. Imagine the churches paying to feed the…

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We need @TheEncogitationer. Where is he when you need him?