Why do you hold all night vigils lighting candles and singing John Lennon's "Imagine" outside of a prison where an individual is set to be put to death for the brutal rape and murder of a woman; then the next day hold marches defending legal brutal murder of defenceless infants by abortion.  What the heck kind of twisted hyppocritical logic is that?
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Sorry, I'm not a liberal and don't have an answer, but I just had to chime in and commend you on your brilliant question!\n\nNot that I would wish this on anyone, but I think life brings on a new perspective if you're the relative of someone who was raped or murdered.  It's easy to "arm chair" analyize without ever having been personally affected by what's going on.
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So the one(s) kicking and screaming are consenting in your mind?  Others, like the law, might just disagree with your interpretation.  Maybe better keep it as a fantasy...
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OK, I can understand what you are trying to say. But you must look at it much differently than you are looking at it. Example-In our school system in the US, the purpose is to educate children to a degree that they will be compatable in an educated world, however in some instances you will find teachers charged with raping a student. These are also highly trained professionals like soldiers are. Now here lies the dissimmilarity, You will never hear a public cry for a school where a teacher commited rape to be closed, only for the teacher to be brought to the fullest extent of justice under our law. However when a soldier or group of soldiers is accused of a crime, it seems that many would stop the operation at hand, and simply "close shop". We need to remember that individual soldiers are people, and will be tried as individual people for their crimes. Just because there are a few bad cops, doesnt mean that you should shut down the police force.  You are correct, this isnt right, but until the US military can find a breed of perfect people, they just have to work as hard as they can with those of us who choose to enlist, and we all have our faults. Remember that even soldiers are innocent until PROVEN guilty, and I hope IF proven guilty for rape and murder, these men will never see another day of freedom. I fought too hard, saw too much pain, lost too many friends, was too professional, to want any rapist/murderer to stain my reputation.
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Your missing the point of the novel.\nWE ALL march to The Beat Of The diff. DRUM.\nHolden represents the time in life when you realize that and accept that you are the measure of all things. \nThis is a Philosopy and it is with merit.
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Their motto is usually 'mind over matter', the 'matter' being the ending of a person(s) life, I guess. Perhaps they have the solid mindset that the person they killed deserved to die so with this, they probably sleep better at night with that persons life snuffed out. A psychopath won't feel it perhaps. Those who are of stable minds do feel disgusted with themselves, I'm thinking.. but theres this theory where it is said that the brain automatically erases or fades away bad memories, given a lot of time. There may be a lot of psychological reasons to this but hey.. there are people who feels so disgusted with themselves that they can't bear to live with themselves and resort to suicide. Its a sad and cruel world we live in, huh?
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Bob Dylan said "you gotta serve somebody", if it ain't God them who? Just look at Ozzy. That fellow is definitely possessed. What would cause someone to kill their kids? It has to be demonic.
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The phrase has a lot to do with a person's view of abortion. Anyone who uses the phrase believes that abortion does not hurt anyone except potentially the individual woman having it. Instead of comparing the phrase to "if you don't like child molestation then don't do it" they would compare it to things like "if you don't like alcohol don't drink it" or "if you don't like dancing then don't dance." \n\nOf course, usually they are saying the phrase to someone who is against abortion and believes that it does hurt someone besides the mother (presumably the fetus), and thus they percieve it as similar to the examples you gave. It is not a very smart comeback, because it shows complete lack of understanding of the other side of the arguement. However, at the same time it is logically sound with the pro-choice opinion and thus not absurd.
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Good shout!\n\nIf you remember we crucified Yoko Ono in the same way and accused her of splitting up The Beatles.\n\nThe press are to blame but anyone who screams about it is just a hypocrite themselves and should mind their own bloody business.\n\nWe will never know what really went on and why should we?\nIt's their business not ours.
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Jim W, when was the last time "sounds like someone else I know", (which is what you meant by "sound familiar?")behead someone for their religion??? People need to wake up. The threat is real. They are integrating into society everywhere. Look at France!! Look at Britian, hell and even Cananda, where they also have been given pretty much free reign.
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Would you call the acts of child rapists and murderers as acts of free will granted by God? How sick it is for a sacret person like God to let such acts happen under his control and before his eyes? Anyone thought about this? Any spritual explanations for these acts?
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My two favorite songs are Imagine by John Lennon  and The Marine's Hymn.\nCompare:\nBoth are memorable riffs that are instantly recognizable from the beginning; Both songs were designed to elicit a predetermined emotional response from the vast majority of the population; Both songs have stood the test of time, and are just as relevent today as when they were first performed; Both songs represent people who do not wish to fight. (No, Marines don't want to fight... we just realize someone has to know how).\nContrast:\nImagine was written by and for a war protester who was attempting to get the world to view a utopian planet, and the good that living in peace can be- The Marine's Hymn was written for people whose job requires them to participate in a most "un-perfect" world and live in a world where peace does not exist; Imagine wants us to imagine a world with no Heaven- The Marine's Hymn points out that, not only is there a Heaven, but the Marines are actually guarding it; Imagine stirs the souls with its soft, sparce melody and arrangement- the Marine's Hymn usually stirs the soul with it's loud, brash, fast paced arrangement; Imagine can only be played at one tempo and volume in order to achieve the desired effect- the Marine's Hymn can be played either fast or slow, loud or soft, and elicits an entirely different  emotion depending on the arangement.
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The idea behind this is that when faced with a life and death situation (i.e. a foxhole with people shooting at you), people usually will pray to "whatever God may be listening" just to stay alive.  This is true because people see that their belief that there is no God simply doesn't stand up to scrutiny when your back is against the wall.
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If you rejoice in the pain and death of a murderer, how are you any different?\n\nIf it is revenge that people crave, life in prison in obscurity would be much worse.
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Death penalty laws are social engineering. I cannot subscribe to the ethics of social engineering. As a nurse who has worked in the system with pedophiles, I know also that episodic imprisonment is ineffective. They are relentless. I support the only known ethical solution which is chemical castration.  But, then again, I believe in that for Conservatives, too.
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If your homeless a night in jail is better than a night on the street. Just kidding.  But seriously, out of all the human rights injustices going on around the world, this is the one you chose to ask about?  There is genocide in the Darfur, innocent Iraqi's are getting tortured and blown away.  Honestly, call me when they start killing these people for being homeless otherwise i would say its a bad law but not a human rights violation.
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It is a theory like the question 'would you sacrafice your life to save the world from an invasion?' One day you will have to face this puzzle like saving your love ones by killing yourself and etc..... Well it is a dilemmna but I wouldn't do it. The thing is why would the five people would be on the track anyway? And so on......
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No, you're not a hypocrite and you certainly don't have to stay home, child. God wants people to have fun and to be joyous. "Make a joyful noise unto the Lord". I always did like that verse. Some people want to take all the fun out of life. Life isn't solemn nor does it stand still. You go and dance as much as you like (don't wear yourself out) and allow her her thoughts in solemnity.