Slip I have admited there is a bit of that about it, but as I have asked you do you belive it is an 'unreasonable' assumption to make?
On 26 Aug, 08:58, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > 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?- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
