Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded

2006-01-15 Thread P. J. Alling
She was a New York Family Court Judge. She probably had to tone it down for television. E.R.N. Reed wrote: John Forbes wrote: On Wed, 11 Jan 2006 03:23:03 -, Rob Studdert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 10 Jan 2006 at 16:32, Jack Davis wrote: US justice system is far from perfect,

Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded

2006-01-15 Thread Mishka
government may represent the people, however, it's (at least here in us) a quite separate, effectively, incorporated entity, that can make money, sue, be sued... i cannot sue the people of connecticut, but i definitely can do that to the state of connecticut. e.g, when i am a victim, and the

Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded

2006-01-15 Thread P. J. Alling
I sent this to the List 5 days ago and it just got back to my mailbox. (I wonder whence it wandered). P. J. Alling wrote: She was a New York Family Court Judge. She probably had to tone it down for television. E.R.N. Reed wrote: John Forbes wrote: On Wed, 11 Jan 2006 03:23:03 -,

Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded

2006-01-13 Thread Norman Baugher
Ah, 'cause maybe it's a shitty place to be, especially if you don't want to be someone's girlfriend? Norm John Forbes wrote: Ever wondered why there are so many suicides in jail?

RE: Vigilant or Bloody Minded

2006-01-12 Thread Bob W
-Original Message- From: John Forbes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 12 January 2006 00:15 To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded On Wed, 11 Jan 2006 23:59:38 -, Tom C [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't know about you, but I'm getting worried

Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded

2006-01-12 Thread keith_w
frank theriault wrote: On 1/11/06, Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: unfortunately, taking people's time away from them is also permanent, but as you say, it's not a perfect system and we have to choose the least of many evils. I agree. Not that I want to fan the flames any further, but to

Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded

2006-01-12 Thread John Forbes
Frank's right. When a deranged individual does harm to somebody, there may be some excuse or explanation. When the state does harm, through incompetence or malice, there's no excuse. The damage done by a wrongful conviction is enormous, and the damage is done to the victim's family and

Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded

2006-01-12 Thread frank theriault
Referring to the innocent being wrongfully convicted and jailed, I said: It's a crime in which we are all complicit, and for which we all bear some responsibility. And, upon reflection, Keith succinctly asked: From where does *that* conclusion derive? From democracy. You know,

Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded

2006-01-12 Thread Bob Shell
On Jan 11, 2006, at 9:25 AM, frank theriault wrote: Thomas Jefferson said that it was better for 100 guilty men to go free than for one innocent man to be imprisoned. We've lost sight of that these days. Bob Sir William Blackstone, an approximate contemporary of Jefferson, is to have said:

RE: Vigilant or Bloody Minded

2006-01-12 Thread Bob W
Thomas Jefferson said that it was better for 100 guilty men to go free than for one innocent man to be imprisoned. We've lost sight of that these days. Bob Sir William Blackstone, an approximate contemporary of Jefferson, is to have said: Better that ten guilty persons

Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded

2006-01-12 Thread frank theriault
On 1/12/06, Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Blackstone and Jefferson weren't the first to express the same sentiment: Abraham came forward and said, Will You sweep away the innocent along with the guilty? 24 What if there should be fifty innocent within the city; will You then wipe out the

RE: Vigilant or Bloody Minded

2006-01-12 Thread Bob W
~Not~ that I want to get into things religious, but... Is this from the same God that destroyed the entire world by flood, except one family and his pets in a big boat? Could it be that every single person in the world was guilty except Noah and his clan? Hm... Yup. That's the

Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded

2006-01-12 Thread Tom C
John Forbes wrote: Frank's right. When a deranged individual does harm to somebody, there may be some excuse or explanation. When the state does harm, through incompetence or malice, there's no excuse. The damage done by a wrongful conviction is enormous, and the damage is done to the

Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded

2006-01-12 Thread Don Williams
This man was not convicted, but cautioned for accessing some child porn images on the web. He may have done it in error -- who knows. Now see the result of the growing 'mob' hysteria. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/01/13/nkelly213.xmlDCMP=EMC-new_13012006 Don Bob

Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded

2006-01-11 Thread John Forbes
On Wed, 11 Jan 2006 03:23:03 -, Rob Studdert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 10 Jan 2006 at 16:32, Jack Davis wrote: US justice system is far from perfect, it's only the best one in the world. Yeah, Judge Judy airs here too. ;-) Rob Studdert He's quite the humourist, this Jack Davis.

Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded

2006-01-11 Thread Bob Shell
On Jan 10, 2006, at 10:41 PM, Tom C wrote: I would venture to say that none of us wants to see a guilty party go free. Speaking for myself, I even more so, don't want to see an innocent party found guilty and punished. The first case is most likely one of justice (or retribution)

Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded

2006-01-11 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Wed, 11 Jan 2006, John Forbes wrote: On Wed, 11 Jan 2006 03:23:03 -, Rob Studdert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 10 Jan 2006 at 16:32, Jack Davis wrote: US justice system is far from perfect, it's only the best one in the world. Yeah, Judge Judy airs here too. ;-) Rob Studdert

Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded

2006-01-11 Thread E.R.N. Reed
John Forbes wrote: On Wed, 11 Jan 2006 03:23:03 -, Rob Studdert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 10 Jan 2006 at 16:32, Jack Davis wrote: US justice system is far from perfect, it's only the best one in the world. Yeah, Judge Judy airs here too. ;-) Rob Studdert Judge Judy is a

Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded

2006-01-11 Thread frank theriault
On 1/10/06, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Someone proven by the courts to be guilty is likely to be guilty. I'm happy with the risk he might be innocent. Balls away! And I say let's bring back forced sterilization of mental deficients. While we're at it, lobotomize idiots. cheers, frank

Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded

2006-01-11 Thread frank theriault
On 1/10/06, Christian [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Some poor bastard in Virginia was executed. They are doing DNA testing now to prove his innocence (sorry haven't followed up; don't know if was completed or not). Sometimes the courts fail. Here in Canada, we've had several cases over the

Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded

2006-01-11 Thread Shel Belinkoff
While some say that if you're charged and found guilty, you're more than likely guilty. However, in recent years, DNA testing, various civil liberty groups, attorneys with a cause, and so on, have found that a greater percentage of the guilty than ever before thought, were innocent. Locking

Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded

2006-01-11 Thread frank theriault
On 1/11/06, Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: While some say that if you're charged and found guilty, you're more than likely guilty. However, in recent years, DNA testing, various civil liberty groups, attorneys with a cause, and so on, have found that a greater percentage of the

Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded

2006-01-11 Thread Jack Davis
How so? Jack --- Bob Shell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Jan 10, 2006, at 10:41 PM, Tom C wrote: I would venture to say that none of us wants to see a guilty party go free. Speaking for myself, I even more so, don't want to see an innocent party found guilty and punished.

Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded

2006-01-11 Thread Jack Davis
As you say, you're missing some posts. The statement is a parroting of a formula comment picked up (professed) in high school. It was offered with a curiosity about the reaction. Rob, why the personal tone? Jack --- Kostas Kavoussanakis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, 11 Jan 2006, John Forbes

Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded

2006-01-11 Thread frank theriault
On 1/11/06, Bob Shell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thomas Jefferson said that it was better for 100 guilty men to go free than for one innocent man to be imprisoned. We've lost sight of that these days. Bob Sir William Blackstone, an approximate contemporary of Jefferson, is to have said:

Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded

2006-01-11 Thread David Savage
Ahh... Rob didn't say that. He said: Yeah, Judge Judy airs here too This is the problem with chopping emails up, people get miss quoted. Dave On 1/11/06, Jack Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: As you say, you're missing some posts. The statement is a parroting of a formula comment picked up

Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded

2006-01-11 Thread frank theriault
On 1/11/06, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is the problem with chopping emails up, people get miss quoted. That's Mister Quoted to you, buddy! vbg cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson

Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded

2006-01-11 Thread David Savage
oops...LOL I'd prefer miss quoted...but to each there own. ;-) Dave On 1/11/06, frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 1/11/06, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is the problem with chopping emails up, people get miss quoted. That's Mister Quoted to you, buddy! vbg

Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded

2006-01-11 Thread Jack Davis
You're right, it was Kostas who used the personal tone. My apologies, Rob. Kostas? Jack --- David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ahh... Rob didn't say that. He said: Yeah, Judge Judy airs here too This is the problem with chopping emails up, people get miss quoted. Dave On

Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded

2006-01-11 Thread frank theriault
On 1/11/06, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: oops...LOL I'd prefer miss quoted...but to each there own. ;-) They're you go again! g -frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson

Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded

2006-01-11 Thread frank theriault
On 1/11/06, frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: They're you go again! Or, perhaps I should have said: They're ewe go a gain... g -frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson

Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded

2006-01-11 Thread Gonz
From what I've heard, here in the US, there are states that forcibly administer this medication while in prison. Some criminals voluntarily enter the program because of the inability to repress the predatory cravings. P. J. Alling wrote: This depends upon the criminal medicating himself.

Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded

2006-01-11 Thread David Savage
Huh? You calling me sheepish? Dave :-) On 1/11/06, frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 1/11/06, frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: They're you go again! Or, perhaps I should have said: They're ewe go a gain... g -frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri

Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded

2006-01-11 Thread frank theriault
On 1/11/06, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Huh? You calling me sheepish? Ewe're being a ba-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-d boy. LOL cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson

Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded

2006-01-11 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Wed, 11 Jan 2006, Jack Davis wrote: You're right, it was Kostas who used the personal tone. My apologies, Rob. Kostas? No, no personal tone in the gut feeling statement, went for a joke that did not quite work. The metrics part you have answered. The humorist comment is John's. Kostas

Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded

2006-01-11 Thread John Francis
On Wed, Jan 11, 2006 at 06:31:13AM -0500, Bob Shell wrote: On Jan 10, 2006, at 10:41 PM, Tom C wrote: I would venture to say that none of us wants to see a guilty party go free. Speaking for myself, I even more so, don't want to see an innocent party found guilty and punished. The

Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded

2006-01-11 Thread Jack Davis
Okay, chase is over. Jack --- Kostas Kavoussanakis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, 11 Jan 2006, Jack Davis wrote: You're right, it was Kostas who used the personal tone. My apologies, Rob. Kostas? No, no personal tone in the gut feeling statement, went for a joke that did not

Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded

2006-01-11 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Shel Belinkoff Subject: Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded While some say that if you're charged and found guilty, you're more than likely guilty. Hell, some say if you know a person charged, you are guilty by association. William Robb

Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded

2006-01-11 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: John Francis Subject: Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded The US Justice system isn't designed to provide justice. A better name would be Punishment Revenge system. That could also be an apt describer of the foreign policy system, but I digress. William

Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded

2006-01-11 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Jack Davis Subject: Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded How so? To start with, advocating the persecution of people who have not been charged with a crime. William Robb

Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded

2006-01-11 Thread P. J. Alling
While we're at it, lobotomize idiots. What would be the point in that? frank theriault wrote: On 1/10/06, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Someone proven by the courts to be guilty is likely to be guilty. I'm happy with the risk he might be innocent. Balls away! And I say let's

Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded

2006-01-11 Thread frank theriault
On 1/11/06, P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What would be the point in that? Okay, not idiots (because generally, we're pretty docile). Lobotomize schizophrenics. That better? g cheers, frank, who was just using hyperbole to make a point... ps: hyperbole does not rhyme with

Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded

2006-01-11 Thread Tom C
From: P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] While we're at it, lobotomize idiots. What would be the point in that? I'll get back to you on that... I just sent a request for volunteers to the Kodak Disc Camera Users Group. I'm sure someone will want the opportunity. Tom C. frank

Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded

2006-01-11 Thread Jack Davis
You still feel frustrated by your insecurity? Don't do it again and you may just get away with it..whatever it is. Jack --- William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: Jack Davis Subject: Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded How so? To start with, advocating

Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded

2006-01-11 Thread John Forbes
Here is an example of people rushing wrongly to judgement. A local council removed children from their families because some idiot believed rumours about satanism. The consequences were devastating. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/4602268.stm There are always far too many

Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded

2006-01-11 Thread Tom C
of similar news stories in the US. Tom C. From: John Forbes [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 19:15:56 - Here is an example of people rushing wrongly to judgement. A local council

Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded

2006-01-11 Thread Tom C
of champions of childrens' rights, thereby trampling on the rights of all, parents, children, families. Tom C. From: John Forbes [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 19:15:56 - Here

Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded

2006-01-11 Thread frank theriault
On 1/11/06, John Forbes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Here is an example of people rushing wrongly to judgement. A local council removed children from their families because some idiot believed rumours about satanism. The consequences were devastating.

Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded

2006-01-11 Thread P. J. Alling
, your guilt is in doubt. At least that's how it's supposed to work in theory. William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Shel Belinkoff Subject: Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded While some say that if you're charged and found guilty, you're more than likely guilty. Hell, some

Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded

2006-01-11 Thread P. J. Alling
Foreign policy is that way in every country. Just some are more straight forward than others. William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: John Francis Subject: Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded The US Justice system isn't designed to provide justice. A better name would

Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded

2006-01-11 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Interesting that the social workers involved, who created this mess, are now being protected: BBC lawyer David Attfield told Today that the injunction had prevented the naming of social workers to avoid identification by association of the families. Seems to me that the people who caused the

Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded

2006-01-11 Thread P. J. Alling
I guess that's better then... frank theriault wrote: On 1/11/06, P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What would be the point in that? Okay, not idiots (because generally, we're pretty docile). Lobotomize schizophrenics. That better? g cheers, frank, who was just using

Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded

2006-01-11 Thread P. J. Alling
Tom C wrote: From: P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] While we're at it, lobotomize idiots. What would be the point in that? I'll get back to you on that... I just sent a request for volunteers to the Kodak Disc Camera Users Group. I'm sure someone will want the opportunity. Tom C.

Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded

2006-01-11 Thread Jack Davis
Not at all. No problem! Thanks, Jack --- John Forbes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Here is an example of people rushing wrongly to judgement. A local council removed children from their families because some idiot believed rumours about satanism. The consequences were devastating.

Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded

2006-01-11 Thread Jack Davis
on the rights of all, parents, children, families. Tom C. From: John Forbes [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 19:15:56 - Here is an example of people rushing wrongly

Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded

2006-01-11 Thread Eactivist
http://www.rainn.org/statistics/index.html Marnie aka Doe

Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded

2006-01-11 Thread Jack Davis
Marnie, I wonder how many of the crimes are committed multiple times by those being released back onto the flanks of society. Obviously, terms of sentences and rehab (yeah, right) facilities are woefully inadequate. Most troubling thing is that the law often allows for a stiffer sentence than is

Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded

2006-01-11 Thread P. J. Alling
I'd like to see some footnotes on their facts. Don't think I'm insensitive, but how the hell do you even claim a hard percentage on an unreported crime. It's unreported! At best it's an educated guess, at worst it's a number someone pulled out of their a**. It's not surprising that a major

Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded

2006-01-11 Thread Eactivist
This thread is making me incredibly angry. As a feminist is hard to resist ranting about people having their heads in the sand. Or make some comments about mcps. Or something similar. Again, people seem to want to identify with the wrongly accused instead of with the thousands and thousands

RE: Vigilant or Bloody Minded

2006-01-11 Thread Bob W
Of course not. Otherwise it would be spelt huperbole. -- Cheers, Bob -Original Message- From: frank theriault [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 11 January 2006 19:11 To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded On 1/11/06, P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED

RE: Vigilant or Bloody Minded

2006-01-11 Thread Bob W
that. -- Cheers, Bob -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 11 January 2006 21:01 To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded This thread is making me incredibly angry. As a feminist is hard to resist ranting about people having

Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded

2006-01-11 Thread Gonz
Castration, chemical or otherwise, does not guarantee any type of prevention. But the tremendous reduction in testosterone is believed to help the offender control the impulses greatly. Tom C wrote: When you get right down to it... does any kind of castration guarantee that the offender

Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded

2006-01-11 Thread Gonz
I feel the same way. Did you hear about the case in Vermont where the judge gave an offender who had been raping a 6 year old girl for 4 years only 60 days in jail? The judge said that because vermont did not have a way of rehabilitating the offender, that it was not worth keeping him in

Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded

2006-01-11 Thread Tom C
LOL... seriously. Tom C. From: P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 16:09:04 -0500 I'd like to see some footnotes on their facts. Don't think I'm insensitive, but how

Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded

2006-01-11 Thread Tom C
-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 15:40:35 EST http://www.rainn.org/statistics/index.html Marnie aka Doe

RE: Vigilant or Bloody Minded

2006-01-11 Thread Bob W
Until the justice system is 100% effective (which it never ever can be, due to human error) we must avoid permanent punishments, such as execution, castration, lobotomy, etc. It's only humane... unfortunately, taking people's time away from them is also permanent, but as you say, it's

Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded

2006-01-11 Thread Tom C
as anyone else. Tom C. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 16:01:03 EST This thread is making me incredibly angry. As a feminist is hard to resist ranting about people having

Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded

2006-01-11 Thread Tom C
That's ridiculous but how would it justify accusing, trying, convicting and innocent person? Tom C. From: Gonz [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 15:18:27 -0600 I feel the same way

RE: Vigilant or Bloody Minded

2006-01-11 Thread Tom C
Very similar to what I just posted... read your thoughts after the fact, and I agree 100% Tom C. From: Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: RE: Vigilant or Bloody Minded Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 21:23:45 - People who are wrongly

Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded

2006-01-11 Thread Rob Studdert
On 11 Jan 2006 at 12:40, John Francis wrote: The US Justice system isn't designed to provide justice. A better name would be Punishment Revenge system. I think the law system and personal justice are divergent entities in most modern societies. Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel

Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded

2006-01-11 Thread frank theriault
On 1/11/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This thread is making me incredibly angry. As a feminist is hard to resist ranting about people having their heads in the sand. Or make some comments about mcps. Or something similar. Again, people seem to want to identify with the

Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded

2006-01-11 Thread Tom C
Well written Frank. Marnie for you to accuse me or othesr of having their heads in the sand, is just, well, plain insulting. Tom C. From: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded Date: Wed, 11

Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded

2006-01-11 Thread Gonz
: Vigilant or Bloody Minded Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 15:18:27 -0600 I feel the same way. Did you hear about the case in Vermont where the judge gave an offender who had been raping a 6 year old girl for 4 years only 60 days in jail? The judge said that because vermont did not have a way

Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded

2006-01-11 Thread Tom C
PROTECTED] Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 15:18:27 -0600 I feel the same way. Did you hear about the case in Vermont where the judge gave an offender who had been raping a 6 year old girl for 4 years only 60

Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded

2006-01-11 Thread DagT
Maybe you should do what I have managed to do, until now: ignore it. But my feelings about this is that the effects of false accusations are underestimated. They can really ruin someone's life. First, I think of the fact that I lived next to Oppenheimer´s widow in 1968, and think of what

Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded

2006-01-11 Thread Jack Davis
Nagging wife can be just as effective. whimper Jack --- Gonz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Castration, chemical or otherwise, does not guarantee any type of prevention. But the tremendous reduction in testosterone is believed to help the offender control the impulses greatly. Tom C

Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded

2006-01-11 Thread frank theriault
On 1/11/06, Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: unfortunately, taking people's time away from them is also permanent, but as you say, it's not a perfect system and we have to choose the least of many evils. I agree. Not that I want to fan the flames any further, but to me, an innocent person

Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded

2006-01-11 Thread Jack Davis
UTTERLY! Jack --- Gonz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I feel the same way. Did you hear about the case in Vermont where the judge gave an offender who had been raping a 6 year old girl for 4 years only 60 days in jail? The judge said that because vermont did not have a way of

Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded

2006-01-11 Thread Tom C
-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 17:57:15 -0500 On 1/11/06, Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: unfortunately, taking people's time away from them is also permanent, but as you say, it's not a perfect system and we have to choose the least of many evils

Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded

2006-01-11 Thread Jack Davis
of wrongs do not make a right. Tom C. From: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 17:57:15 -0500 On 1/11/06, Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: unfortunately

Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded

2006-01-11 Thread Tom C
Jack Davis wote (with my replies interspersed): Injustice through ignorance is a reality. I agree. Realizing that's the case, it's easy to say to yourself; I can't be responsible for the unthinking damage they are going to cause to all those connected. I think the difference is I say to

Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded

2006-01-11 Thread John Forbes
On Wed, 11 Jan 2006 23:59:38 -, Tom C [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't know about you, but I'm getting worried about being turned in for dead horse abuse. :-) Tom C. Necrofillyphilia is the legal term. John -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/

Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded

2006-01-11 Thread Tom C
Very funny! Tom C. I don't know about you, but I'm getting worried about being turned in for dead horse abuse. :-) Tom C. Necrofillyphilia is the legal term. John

Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded

2006-01-11 Thread Jack Davis
That last message may be exactly that for this thread. It was to satisfy my need for closure. Lets see, where did I put that camera. Jack --- Tom C [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Jack Davis wote (with my replies interspersed): Injustice through ignorance is a reality. I agree. Realizing

Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded

2006-01-11 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: P. J. Alling Subject: Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded Foreign policy is that way in every country. Just some are more straight forward than others. Well, not really, but you aren't in a position to discuss this one, and it is so far off topic

Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded

2006-01-11 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: P. J. Alling Subject: Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded Legally if you are charged and found guilty, you are guilty. That's a tautology. Whether you've committed the crime that you're guilty of is beside the point. In most of the English speaking world

Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded

2006-01-11 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Subject: Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded http://www.rainn.org/statistics/index.html I've always been amused by the we don't know anything so we'll make it up method of deriving statistics. William Robb

Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded

2006-01-11 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: P. J. Alling Subject: Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded I guess that's better then... Okay, not idiots (because generally, we're pretty docile). Lobotomize schizophrenics. That better? g Some 50 or so years ago, Saskatchewan used to routinely sterilize

Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded

2006-01-11 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: frank theriault Subject: Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded It even happens in sleepy small town Saskatchewan, Canada (I'm sure Wheatfield is familiar with this one): http://www.cbc.ca/fifth/martin/ All it takes is an enthusiastic social worker, a police

Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded

2006-01-11 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Jack Davis Subject: Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded You still feel frustrated by your insecurity? Don't do it again and you may just get away with it..whatever it is. Jack, I feel frustrated by your stupidity sometimes. Other than that, I'm pretty stable

Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded

2006-01-11 Thread Tom C
In theory. Tom C. From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 18:33:26 -0600 - Original Message - From: P. J. Alling Subject: Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded

Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded

2006-01-11 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Tom C Subject: Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded What's the point? The fact that crimes are comitted does not justify comitting other crimes to catch the criminal. And if it's not the criminal who's caught, but an innocent person, what was accomplished

Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded

2006-01-11 Thread Tom C
Wiiliam Robb wrote: Some 50 or so years ago, Saskatchewan used to routinely sterilize mental deficients. I take it you just squeaked by then... could not resist... wide open... wide wide wide open. :-) Tom C.

Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded

2006-01-11 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Tom C Subject: Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded I take it you just squeaked by then... could not resist... wide open... wide wide wide open. :-) I volunteered when I got married, on the theory it's better to do the right thing yourself if those in charge

Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded

2006-01-11 Thread Jack Davis
Why the personal tone? Jack --- William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: Jack Davis Subject: Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded You still feel frustrated by your insecurity? Don't do it again and you may just get away with it..whatever it is. Jack

Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded

2006-01-11 Thread P. J. Alling
I donno, he has no children... (Yes I know I'm baaad). Tom C wrote: Wiiliam Robb wrote: Some 50 or so years ago, Saskatchewan used to routinely sterilize mental deficients. I take it you just squeaked by then... could not resist... wide open... wide wide wide open. :-) Tom C.

Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded

2006-01-10 Thread Cotty
On 10/1/06, Kevin Waterson, discombobulated, unleashed: My decision is to do nothing, I am too close to the heat to make a cool headed decision. I will await the trial and see what the justice system hands out. Kind regards Kevin That is the most cool-headed decision you could have made if I

Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded

2006-01-10 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 1/10/2006 12:35:04 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: My decision is to do nothing, I am too close to the heat to make a cool headed decision. I will await the trial and see what the justice system hands out. Kind regards Kevin That is the most cool-headed

Re: Vigilant or Bloody Minded

2006-01-10 Thread John Forbes
As I understand it, many paedophiles were themselves the victims of sexual abuse when young. When they grow up they act the only way they know. So the victim becomes the perp, and thus is a victim twice over. Justice has a difficult job to do. Children need protection, and incarceration

RE: Vigilant or Bloody Minded

2006-01-10 Thread Malcolm Smith
frank theriault wrote: No sir!! With the greatest of respect,you are wrong. First of all, in this case, no one admitted to anything. Secondly, one's rights don't end when they confess. There are any number of very good reasons that one may confess to a crime they didn't commit. In

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