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		<title>By: Holly</title>
		<link>http://www.newsrealblog.com/2009/11/10/does-the-punishment-fit-the-crime/#comment-132205</link>
		<dc:creator>Holly</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 21:44:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>So if I have intense rage, or dont have enough food to feed my child or someone hates me because I am white or because I have on a blue sweater, that gives me the right to beat someone almost to death. I am sure the &quot;so called victim&quot; asked for it. </description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So if I have intense rage, or dont have enough food to feed my child or someone hates me because I am white or because I have on a blue sweater, that gives me the right to beat someone almost to death. I am sure the &quot;so called victim&quot; asked for it.</p>
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		<title>By: Will Marshall</title>
		<link>http://www.newsrealblog.com/2009/11/10/does-the-punishment-fit-the-crime/#comment-24716</link>
		<dc:creator>Will Marshall</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:09:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hmmmmm...first the libs attacked the death penalty as &quot;cruel and unjust.&quot; Then, some states decide to avoid further criticism and commute some of those under death sentence to life without parole. Then the groundwork to abolish life without parole is laid by first  advocating for &quot;youthful offenders.&quot;

Is there a pattern here?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hmmmmm&#8230;first the libs attacked the death penalty as &#8220;cruel and unjust.&#8221; Then, some states decide to avoid further criticism and commute some of those under death sentence to life without parole. Then the groundwork to abolish life without parole is laid by first  advocating for &#8220;youthful offenders.&#8221;</p>
<p>Is there a pattern here?</p>
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		<title>By: Will Marshall</title>
		<link>http://www.newsrealblog.com/2009/11/10/does-the-punishment-fit-the-crime/#comment-24765</link>
		<dc:creator>Will Marshall</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:09:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hmmmmm...first the libs attacked the death penalty as &quot;cruel and unjust.&quot; Then, some states decide to avoid further criticism and commute some of those under death sentence to life without parole. Then the groundwork to abolish life without parole is laid by first  advocating for &quot;youthful offenders.&quot;

Is there a pattern here?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hmmmmm&#8230;first the libs attacked the death penalty as &#8220;cruel and unjust.&#8221; Then, some states decide to avoid further criticism and commute some of those under death sentence to life without parole. Then the groundwork to abolish life without parole is laid by first  advocating for &#8220;youthful offenders.&#8221;</p>
<p>Is there a pattern here?</p>
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		<title>By: Brian</title>
		<link>http://www.newsrealblog.com/2009/11/10/does-the-punishment-fit-the-crime/#comment-24715</link>
		<dc:creator>Brian</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:09:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Guy,

What is so hard to understand that these kids made the choices themselves. They are repeat offenders, which means that they intentionally made a bad choice again... that they were caught at. They had their chance at redeeming themselves but threw it out with the rubbish. Now they have to try and see if they can find their redemption in their Creator&#039;s eyes while being forcibly locked away from the public. They knew when they were committing a a crime it was wrong, so now they have to face their due punishment.

a question comes to mind, would you feel better if they had beaten to death one of their victims? Would this justify them being locked up for life? Would you feel different if it was YOUR family that was affected by their actions?

Like Ted Nugent says, I like dead offenders more than repeat offenders.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Guy,</p>
<p>What is so hard to understand that these kids made the choices themselves. They are repeat offenders, which means that they intentionally made a bad choice again&#8230; that they were caught at. They had their chance at redeeming themselves but threw it out with the rubbish. Now they have to try and see if they can find their redemption in their Creator&#8217;s eyes while being forcibly locked away from the public. They knew when they were committing a a crime it was wrong, so now they have to face their due punishment.</p>
<p>a question comes to mind, would you feel better if they had beaten to death one of their victims? Would this justify them being locked up for life? Would you feel different if it was YOUR family that was affected by their actions?</p>
<p>Like Ted Nugent says, I like dead offenders more than repeat offenders.</p>
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		<title>By: Brian</title>
		<link>http://www.newsrealblog.com/2009/11/10/does-the-punishment-fit-the-crime/#comment-24764</link>
		<dc:creator>Brian</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:09:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Guy,

What is so hard to understand that these kids made the choices themselves. They are repeat offenders, which means that they intentionally made a bad choice again... that they were caught at. They had their chance at redeeming themselves but threw it out with the rubbish. Now they have to try and see if they can find their redemption in their Creator&#039;s eyes while being forcibly locked away from the public. They knew when they were committing a a crime it was wrong, so now they have to face their due punishment.

a question comes to mind, would you feel better if they had beaten to death one of their victims? Would this justify them being locked up for life? Would you feel different if it was YOUR family that was affected by their actions?

Like Ted Nugent says, I like dead offenders more than repeat offenders.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Guy,</p>
<p>What is so hard to understand that these kids made the choices themselves. They are repeat offenders, which means that they intentionally made a bad choice again&#8230; that they were caught at. They had their chance at redeeming themselves but threw it out with the rubbish. Now they have to try and see if they can find their redemption in their Creator&#8217;s eyes while being forcibly locked away from the public. They knew when they were committing a a crime it was wrong, so now they have to face their due punishment.</p>
<p>a question comes to mind, would you feel better if they had beaten to death one of their victims? Would this justify them being locked up for life? Would you feel different if it was YOUR family that was affected by their actions?</p>
<p>Like Ted Nugent says, I like dead offenders more than repeat offenders.</p>
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		<title>By: oldwolves</title>
		<link>http://www.newsrealblog.com/2009/11/10/does-the-punishment-fit-the-crime/#comment-24714</link>
		<dc:creator>oldwolves</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:38:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Will I stand by God...Yes I will You hypocrite!

Yes I will stand in front of God and say &quot;You created him...You created me... These are the results! What will God say to that? Since you know all about God (Funny, I thought was beyond human understanding, But I guess Guy here knows him personally) Tell me his plan oh GUY, mighty prophet! Talk about your straw man.

We deal with what we have to work with. just because your interpretation of God is perfect let me ask you this Mr. one on one with the almighty.... Mere mortals such as I have to deal with all the victims of your little world. I have to pick up the dead bodies and I have to tell families of their kids  tragic deaths from from those released out of compassion, While you sit back and preach and condemn those that have to make the hard choices.

Will I stand by God...Yes I will you hypocrite... Is there good and evil? (I&#039;ll give you a hint...It&#039;s in the bible...Try reading it)

Charity? What are you talking about? This has nothing to do with it. Take your views to their logical end and there is no reason ever to jail someone. They all need a second chance. Or a third. Or a fourth....

And what about defense attorneys? Are you telling me that they don&#039;t know if their clients are guilty? (I may live in straw world but your address must be in Bizzaro world.)

You better believe I&#039;m cold. I&#039;ve seen the results of all those compassionate mistakes.

Will I stand before God? Every Damn day. And I see what happens when those who call themselves Gods voice get their way. They help destroy Gods creation.
Let me tell you something about God ,Guy... He&#039;s pissed. He don&#039;t like people talking for him when they have no clue to what he&#039;s about. Instead he gave us free will. His greatest gift. His greatest curse. Put them together and you have humanity. Not perfection. If he wanted perfection he would have asked your opinion.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Will I stand by God&#8230;Yes I will You hypocrite!</p>
<p>Yes I will stand in front of God and say &#8220;You created him&#8230;You created me&#8230; These are the results! What will God say to that? Since you know all about God (Funny, I thought was beyond human understanding, But I guess Guy here knows him personally) Tell me his plan oh GUY, mighty prophet! Talk about your straw man.</p>
<p>We deal with what we have to work with. just because your interpretation of God is perfect let me ask you this Mr. one on one with the almighty&#8230;. Mere mortals such as I have to deal with all the victims of your little world. I have to pick up the dead bodies and I have to tell families of their kids  tragic deaths from from those released out of compassion, While you sit back and preach and condemn those that have to make the hard choices.</p>
<p>Will I stand by God&#8230;Yes I will you hypocrite&#8230; Is there good and evil? (I&#8217;ll give you a hint&#8230;It&#8217;s in the bible&#8230;Try reading it)</p>
<p>Charity? What are you talking about? This has nothing to do with it. Take your views to their logical end and there is no reason ever to jail someone. They all need a second chance. Or a third. Or a fourth&#8230;.</p>
<p>And what about defense attorneys? Are you telling me that they don&#8217;t know if their clients are guilty? (I may live in straw world but your address must be in Bizzaro world.)</p>
<p>You better believe I&#8217;m cold. I&#8217;ve seen the results of all those compassionate mistakes.</p>
<p>Will I stand before God? Every Damn day. And I see what happens when those who call themselves Gods voice get their way. They help destroy Gods creation.<br />
Let me tell you something about God ,Guy&#8230; He&#8217;s pissed. He don&#8217;t like people talking for him when they have no clue to what he&#8217;s about. Instead he gave us free will. His greatest gift. His greatest curse. Put them together and you have humanity. Not perfection. If he wanted perfection he would have asked your opinion.</p>
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		<title>By: oldwolves</title>
		<link>http://www.newsrealblog.com/2009/11/10/does-the-punishment-fit-the-crime/#comment-24763</link>
		<dc:creator>oldwolves</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:38:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Will I stand by God...Yes I will You hypocrite!

Yes I will stand in front of God and say &quot;You created him...You created me... These are the results! What will God say to that? Since you know all about God (Funny, I thought was beyond human understanding, But I guess Guy here knows him personally) Tell me his plan oh GUY, mighty prophet! Talk about your straw man.

We deal with what we have to work with. just because your interpretation of God is perfect let me ask you this Mr. one on one with the almighty.... Mere mortals such as I have to deal with all the victims of your little world. I have to pick up the dead bodies and I have to tell families of their kids  tragic deaths from from those released out of compassion, While you sit back and preach and condemn those that have to make the hard choices.

Will I stand by God...Yes I will you hypocrite... Is there good and evil? (I&#039;ll give you a hint...It&#039;s in the bible...Try reading it)

Charity? What are you talking about? This has nothing to do with it. Take your views to their logical end and there is no reason ever to jail someone. They all need a second chance. Or a third. Or a fourth....

And what about defense attorneys? Are you telling me that they don&#039;t know if their clients are guilty? (I may live in straw world but your address must be in Bizzaro world.)

You better believe I&#039;m cold. I&#039;ve seen the results of all those compassionate mistakes.

Will I stand before God? Every Damn day. And I see what happens when those who call themselves Gods voice get their way. They help destroy Gods creation.
Let me tell you something about God ,Guy... He&#039;s pissed. He don&#039;t like people talking for him when they have no clue to what he&#039;s about. Instead he gave us free will. His greatest gift. His greatest curse. Put them together and you have humanity. Not perfection. If he wanted perfection he would have asked your opinion.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Will I stand by God&#8230;Yes I will You hypocrite!</p>
<p>Yes I will stand in front of God and say &#8220;You created him&#8230;You created me&#8230; These are the results! What will God say to that? Since you know all about God (Funny, I thought was beyond human understanding, But I guess Guy here knows him personally) Tell me his plan oh GUY, mighty prophet! Talk about your straw man.</p>
<p>We deal with what we have to work with. just because your interpretation of God is perfect let me ask you this Mr. one on one with the almighty&#8230;. Mere mortals such as I have to deal with all the victims of your little world. I have to pick up the dead bodies and I have to tell families of their kids  tragic deaths from from those released out of compassion, While you sit back and preach and condemn those that have to make the hard choices.</p>
<p>Will I stand by God&#8230;Yes I will you hypocrite&#8230; Is there good and evil? (I&#8217;ll give you a hint&#8230;It&#8217;s in the bible&#8230;Try reading it)</p>
<p>Charity? What are you talking about? This has nothing to do with it. Take your views to their logical end and there is no reason ever to jail someone. They all need a second chance. Or a third. Or a fourth&#8230;.</p>
<p>And what about defense attorneys? Are you telling me that they don&#8217;t know if their clients are guilty? (I may live in straw world but your address must be in Bizzaro world.)</p>
<p>You better believe I&#8217;m cold. I&#8217;ve seen the results of all those compassionate mistakes.</p>
<p>Will I stand before God? Every Damn day. And I see what happens when those who call themselves Gods voice get their way. They help destroy Gods creation.<br />
Let me tell you something about God ,Guy&#8230; He&#8217;s pissed. He don&#8217;t like people talking for him when they have no clue to what he&#8217;s about. Instead he gave us free will. His greatest gift. His greatest curse. Put them together and you have humanity. Not perfection. If he wanted perfection he would have asked your opinion.</p>
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		<title>By: In the Know</title>
		<link>http://www.newsrealblog.com/2009/11/10/does-the-punishment-fit-the-crime/#comment-24713</link>
		<dc:creator>In the Know</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:11:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I used an elementary equation to demonstrate my point. Your oversimplified ad hominen called for an oversimplified retort. I stand by my comment. Gravity is existent given the existence of matter. You contend gravity is variable, you are wrong. It either exists or it doesn&#039;t. The FORCE of gravitation is variable (which...is what I said). Perhaps you should spend a little more time on reading comprehension instead of snarky ad hominem abusive responses.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I used an elementary equation to demonstrate my point. Your oversimplified ad hominen called for an oversimplified retort. I stand by my comment. Gravity is existent given the existence of matter. You contend gravity is variable, you are wrong. It either exists or it doesn&#8217;t. The FORCE of gravitation is variable (which&#8230;is what I said). Perhaps you should spend a little more time on reading comprehension instead of snarky ad hominem abusive responses.</p>
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		<title>By: In the Know</title>
		<link>http://www.newsrealblog.com/2009/11/10/does-the-punishment-fit-the-crime/#comment-24762</link>
		<dc:creator>In the Know</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:11:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I used an elementary equation to demonstrate my point. Your oversimplified ad hominen called for an oversimplified retort. I stand by my comment. Gravity is existent given the existence of matter. You contend gravity is variable, you are wrong. It either exists or it doesn&#039;t. The FORCE of gravitation is variable (which...is what I said). Perhaps you should spend a little more time on reading comprehension instead of snarky ad hominem abusive responses.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I used an elementary equation to demonstrate my point. Your oversimplified ad hominen called for an oversimplified retort. I stand by my comment. Gravity is existent given the existence of matter. You contend gravity is variable, you are wrong. It either exists or it doesn&#8217;t. The FORCE of gravitation is variable (which&#8230;is what I said). Perhaps you should spend a little more time on reading comprehension instead of snarky ad hominem abusive responses.</p>
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		<title>By: In the Know</title>
		<link>http://www.newsrealblog.com/2009/11/10/does-the-punishment-fit-the-crime/#comment-24712</link>
		<dc:creator>In the Know</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:59:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Guy, Sometimes compassion involves hurting someone for their own good. Is it compassionate to isolate a heroin addict for two weeks in detox? No, it&#039;s torture, seriously. Detox for an intravenous drug user is far more painful than waterboarding, yet it happens everyday and no one protests it. Why? Because it is the only way to save them.  Someone who does not possess the moral compass to prevent themselves from murdering or raping another person is not only a danger to society but also themselves. I agree though, rehabilitation should be attempted. Nothing like some good ol&#039; manual labor, strict lifestyle structure (similar to the military of old) and a firm promise that you get one mulligan. Next time, commit an aggrevated felony (premeditated murder, rape) and everyone gets to watch as your heart is stopped while strapped to old sparky.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Guy, Sometimes compassion involves hurting someone for their own good. Is it compassionate to isolate a heroin addict for two weeks in detox? No, it&#8217;s torture, seriously. Detox for an intravenous drug user is far more painful than waterboarding, yet it happens everyday and no one protests it. Why? Because it is the only way to save them.  Someone who does not possess the moral compass to prevent themselves from murdering or raping another person is not only a danger to society but also themselves. I agree though, rehabilitation should be attempted. Nothing like some good ol&#8217; manual labor, strict lifestyle structure (similar to the military of old) and a firm promise that you get one mulligan. Next time, commit an aggrevated felony (premeditated murder, rape) and everyone gets to watch as your heart is stopped while strapped to old sparky.</p>
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		<title>By: In the Know</title>
		<link>http://www.newsrealblog.com/2009/11/10/does-the-punishment-fit-the-crime/#comment-24761</link>
		<dc:creator>In the Know</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:59:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Guy, Sometimes compassion involves hurting someone for their own good. Is it compassionate to isolate a heroin addict for two weeks in detox? No, it&#039;s torture, seriously. Detox for an intravenous drug user is far more painful than waterboarding, yet it happens everyday and no one protests it. Why? Because it is the only way to save them.  Someone who does not possess the moral compass to prevent themselves from murdering or raping another person is not only a danger to society but also themselves. I agree though, rehabilitation should be attempted. Nothing like some good ol&#039; manual labor, strict lifestyle structure (similar to the military of old) and a firm promise that you get one mulligan. Next time, commit an aggrevated felony (premeditated murder, rape) and everyone gets to watch as your heart is stopped while strapped to old sparky.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Guy, Sometimes compassion involves hurting someone for their own good. Is it compassionate to isolate a heroin addict for two weeks in detox? No, it&#8217;s torture, seriously. Detox for an intravenous drug user is far more painful than waterboarding, yet it happens everyday and no one protests it. Why? Because it is the only way to save them.  Someone who does not possess the moral compass to prevent themselves from murdering or raping another person is not only a danger to society but also themselves. I agree though, rehabilitation should be attempted. Nothing like some good ol&#8217; manual labor, strict lifestyle structure (similar to the military of old) and a firm promise that you get one mulligan. Next time, commit an aggrevated felony (premeditated murder, rape) and everyone gets to watch as your heart is stopped while strapped to old sparky.</p>
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		<title>By: Guy DeWhitney</title>
		<link>http://www.newsrealblog.com/2009/11/10/does-the-punishment-fit-the-crime/#comment-24711</link>
		<dc:creator>Guy DeWhitney</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:51:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Oldwolves writes:

&quot;Howâ€™s that? Any signers?â€¦ Thought not.&quot;

Of course not, only a fool buys into strawman agreements.

&quot;The solution is simple.&quot;

Right from the beginning, we are not talking about reality.  Simple solutions for a problem this complicated?  Seems to me that history shows that the &quot;simple&quot; solutions are usually the worst, especially when they pretend to be final solutions.

&quot;Responsibility. For those who feel that these kids are redeemable and believe they should be given a second chance I have the perfect solution. It will never happen but I enjoy my fantasies too much not to share.&quot;

The heartless lack of charity and self (centered) righteousness that drips from those words leaves me stunned.  First OW reduces ALL minors involved in violent crimes to &quot;these kids&quot; which could also just mean the two in the article. This blurs the target of OW&#039;s callous thesis.

&quot;I hereby accept full responsibility for this child. I am willing to take him into my home, and have him share his or her life with my family. If he were to commit another crime, I will serve just as much time as he. I am willing to put my families welfare on the line ,just as I would have been willing to let him back into society to affect your families welfare if he were set free. I will pay all damages done by this child in my charge. I am willing to put myself in danger so this child can have a second chance.&quot;

Now OW invents a new parameter; releasing the amorphous &quot;these kids&quot; on the public without first trying to heal them.  OW is now on ground that feels more comfortable and moves to the attack.

I would like to say though that when we are talking of reality, as opposed to OW&#039;s strawman world, it might work to have a rule where any parole board that votes to release a violent criminal that has re-offended once already be charged as accomplices in any future violence by that person.  Call it three strikes for parole boards.

&quot;If The signer of this pledge is a judge or a defense attorney I also promise to stop practicing law, because if my judgment was so bad in this childâ€™s case, than I should be driving a taxi instead. Or collecting garbage. &quot;

Now OW this is getting silly isn&#039;t it?  Defense attorneys are not ALLOWED to bring the sort of prejudice you advocate into their cases.  Of course, on the other side there are far too many prosecuting attorneys who don&#039;t really care about guilt or innocence either. They only worry about whether they can get a jury to convict.

&quot;If I donâ€™t sign this pledge then I promise to shut the F%$# up and not demand that society pay for my compassionate pleas. I promise to keep to myself that I donâ€™t mind someone else paying the price of my compassion as long as I or my family is safe.&quot;

Talk about having words put in your mouth.  What has this to do with SENTENCING WITHOUT POSSIBILITY OF PAROLE OR REHABILITATION?  Talk about cold!

Let us not even discuss better ways to handle cases. Let us not THINK that there are people enmeshed in this system.  Above all, forget that even the most heinous criminal deserves humane treatment after societyâ€™s protection has been seen to!
If it makes OW think about nuance it is the same as slapping every murderer on the wrist and sending them to live in OW&#039;s back shed.  Any signerâ€™s?  Didnâ€™t think so.

I have one last question for all the bloodthirsty ones;  Will YOU stand before God next to EVERY child that would be sentenced under your rules and bet your soul that each one truly was irredeemable?  Or would you rather TRY to compassionate to those who can respond and humane to those who cannot?  Which attitude do YOU think God would give more credit?

Just a thought.

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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Oldwolves writes:</p>
<p>&#8220;Howâ€™s that? Any signers?â€¦ Thought not.&#8221;</p>
<p>Of course not, only a fool buys into strawman agreements.</p>
<p>&#8220;The solution is simple.&#8221;</p>
<p>Right from the beginning, we are not talking about reality.  Simple solutions for a problem this complicated?  Seems to me that history shows that the &#8220;simple&#8221; solutions are usually the worst, especially when they pretend to be final solutions.</p>
<p>&#8220;Responsibility. For those who feel that these kids are redeemable and believe they should be given a second chance I have the perfect solution. It will never happen but I enjoy my fantasies too much not to share.&#8221;</p>
<p>The heartless lack of charity and self (centered) righteousness that drips from those words leaves me stunned.  First OW reduces ALL minors involved in violent crimes to &#8220;these kids&#8221; which could also just mean the two in the article. This blurs the target of OW&#8217;s callous thesis.</p>
<p>&#8220;I hereby accept full responsibility for this child. I am willing to take him into my home, and have him share his or her life with my family. If he were to commit another crime, I will serve just as much time as he. I am willing to put my families welfare on the line ,just as I would have been willing to let him back into society to affect your families welfare if he were set free. I will pay all damages done by this child in my charge. I am willing to put myself in danger so this child can have a second chance.&#8221;</p>
<p>Now OW invents a new parameter; releasing the amorphous &#8220;these kids&#8221; on the public without first trying to heal them.  OW is now on ground that feels more comfortable and moves to the attack.</p>
<p>I would like to say though that when we are talking of reality, as opposed to OW&#8217;s strawman world, it might work to have a rule where any parole board that votes to release a violent criminal that has re-offended once already be charged as accomplices in any future violence by that person.  Call it three strikes for parole boards.</p>
<p>&#8220;If The signer of this pledge is a judge or a defense attorney I also promise to stop practicing law, because if my judgment was so bad in this childâ€™s case, than I should be driving a taxi instead. Or collecting garbage. &#8221;</p>
<p>Now OW this is getting silly isn&#8217;t it?  Defense attorneys are not ALLOWED to bring the sort of prejudice you advocate into their cases.  Of course, on the other side there are far too many prosecuting attorneys who don&#8217;t really care about guilt or innocence either. They only worry about whether they can get a jury to convict.</p>
<p>&#8220;If I donâ€™t sign this pledge then I promise to shut the F%$# up and not demand that society pay for my compassionate pleas. I promise to keep to myself that I donâ€™t mind someone else paying the price of my compassion as long as I or my family is safe.&#8221;</p>
<p>Talk about having words put in your mouth.  What has this to do with SENTENCING WITHOUT POSSIBILITY OF PAROLE OR REHABILITATION?  Talk about cold!</p>
<p>Let us not even discuss better ways to handle cases. Let us not THINK that there are people enmeshed in this system.  Above all, forget that even the most heinous criminal deserves humane treatment after societyâ€™s protection has been seen to!<br />
If it makes OW think about nuance it is the same as slapping every murderer on the wrist and sending them to live in OW&#8217;s back shed.  Any signerâ€™s?  Didnâ€™t think so.</p>
<p>I have one last question for all the bloodthirsty ones;  Will YOU stand before God next to EVERY child that would be sentenced under your rules and bet your soul that each one truly was irredeemable?  Or would you rather TRY to compassionate to those who can respond and humane to those who cannot?  Which attitude do YOU think God would give more credit?</p>
<p>Just a thought.</p>
<p>More Thoughts from The Middle at <a href="http://HereticsCrusade.com" rel="nofollow">http://HereticsCrusade.com</a></p>
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