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scream-of-consciousness; "If you're trying to change minds and influence people it's probably not a good idea to say that virtually all elected Democrats are liars, but what the hell."
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"If the number of Islamic terror attacks continues at the current rate, candlelight vigils will soon be the number-one cause of global warming. " |
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Thanks for the alert - the link is fixed.
As a child, I was told that my maternal great grandfather had died of a heart attack... same story about my maternal grandmother who died when mom was twelve. After my mother's death, the family genealogy interested me. Turns out Great Grandpa was found under the railroad tressel on New Years Day. Grandma? Who knows. My best guess is she fell down the steps after talking back once too often.
A guy could make a buck as coroner.
Casca
Rodger,
At your suggestion, I watched the film. Thank you! Excellent!
Timothy Spall was exemplary, as usual.
At the end of the film there is a quote attributed to Mr. Pierrepoint that after his experiences he believed that capital punishment was for naught but revenge.
While there may be some amount of revenge in it for the victims families and friends, I believe that it serves a necessary purpose for the community.
It allows the "group"/"tribe"/"community" to eliminate those individuals who, through THEIR OWN ACTIONS or INABILITY TO CONTROL THEIR PASSIONS, have proven that they are a threat to the "group"/"tribe"/"community" as whole.
To those with a Liberal bent who chant "Not in MY name...", I would point out that it is NOT done in their name. It is done in the protection of the group.
(Or, if it makes them feel better, consider that it's done on MY behalf. I'm happy to take the spiritual burden.)
What burden?
It used to society executed murderers and child molesters to prevent them from doing it again. Which they will, mostly. Meaning when we turn murderers and child molesters loose after "paying their debt", we give them leave to go do it again. And again. What sane society thinks that's a good idea.
Sir H the (generally outraged) Comet
Roger THAT, Sir H!
What amazed me was that over a 20 year period he hanged, what? 650 people?