Don, logically there is no basis for Lee's view. It's all based on assumptive reasoning. We don't know how these family members are feeling and cannot presume they are suffering or feeling punished by the incarceration or by society and again if al-megrahi lives through a whole year there is going to be some heads rolling. I saw one of the victims stating that her husband was supposed to die of cancer 5 years ago and he's still around.
On Aug 25, 11:43 pm, Don Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > Why should the inocent be punished? -Lee > > They aren't punished. I don't doubt they suffer but it's incorrect to > say they are punished. They are, I suppose in a way, also victims of > their relative's actions. As I think Slip touched on earlier the only > person that owes these people something is the perpetrator of the > crime. Certainly I understand compassion for them. It doesn't make > me want to release a hardened criminal to make them feel better. > > I'm not sure how many of you took the time to read Tink's little bio. > What stood out for me is his attitude that his incarceration was > unjustified because his infractions were minimal. I saw a pattern of > 'poor me, I'm the victim.' This, in my admittedly limited experience, > seems a quite common attitude amongst convicts. Recidivism being what > it is I'd want to address this personality flaw were I the criminal > type. > > I'm just sayin' > > dj > > On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 10:10 AM, > > [email protected]<[email protected]> wrote: > > >> By your logic we should show compassion to a pair of murderers because > >> they are, lets say, orphans. Never mind they are orphans because they > >> murdered their parents for the inheritance. It would be hypocritical > >> of me to concern myself with HOW they became orphans, yes? The poor > >> dears deserve our sympathy. > > > Opps forgot to address this. > > > You assume dear boy that the compassion I speak of is to the man > > realsed, and yes there is some there, but I mean mostly his family. > > Why should the inocent be punished? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
