I don't define justice, lee, it is already defined. I don't think sentence reductions based on emotional duress is justice.
If a sentence is a standard 25 years I don't think the criminal should only get 5 because he was stressed out. It's ridiculous, "In my Opinion". On Sep 14, 7:23 am, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > Justice, or vengance Slip? > > What do you define justice as? > > Normal life, in this context means a life as lived free of the > symptoms of paranoid scizophrenia. That 'maybe 'should have read > 'many', my applogies. > > Yes I guess you don't have to agree with any law, you can break as > many as you like, and then suffer the consequesnces. > > Part of the way I try to live my life means that I always try to see > things from the other side, to put myself in the shoes of others. I > know if I had suffered mental health issues and was now medicated and > in effect no longer ill, I would want the chance to work, to make for > myself a life. Would you not want the same? > > On 14 Sep, 13:04, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > > > To correct you, I am compassinate. That's it. <<Lee > > > Ok, I stand corrected, you are just compassinate, that's it. > > > Maybe scizorphincs can lead a normal life. >>Lee > > > Yes, maybe scizorphincs can. > > > Of course if someone else made that statement you would be the first > > to break it down to clarification of "normal life". > > > If our law makes provision for the state of mind during a crime, can > > we do any less? >>Lee > > > I don't make the laws and don't have to agree with them. > > The case you present sounds more like judicial politics than justice. > > > On Sep 14, 4:12 am, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > Now now Slip, lets not start by telling lies about me huh. > > > > To correct you, I am compassinate. That's it. > > > > I'm not really worried about either to tell the truth, I know that > > > scizorphincs canlead a normal life, and yes there is always the chance > > > that this man may stop taking his medication and relaspe, but you know > > > there is alsways the chance that anybody may full pray to deppresion > > > and commit all many of awful acts, so if you are looking for a > > > certianty, a risk free black cab driver, well you're just not going to > > > get it. > > > > To my mind the action of these black cab drivers speaks volumes on > > > their ignorance of that particular mental illness, again I get that, I > > > wish it was not like it, but alas it is, education sir is what I > > > advocate. > > > > Let us remind ourselves also that there is scope within the law for > > > mental health issues. > > > > Another little tale form the life of Lee for you. > > > > I have told you before of my dad getting 'all stabbed up' when I was > > > 16. During the court apperance of the bloke 'what did it' whilst my > > > dad was in the witness box telling his side of the story it came out > > > that after he had been stabbed in the wrist and the leg and then the > > > chest, my dad asked the man 'wooh there, you don't really want to kill > > > me do you'. It was right then that the bloke stabbed him in the neck. > > > > Ultimatly the man got a two year suspended sentance(suspended also for > > > two years). Why he lenancy? > > > > The man was suffering from depression, his son had died just the week > > > previouse to him stabbing my dad. > > > > If our law makes provision for the state of mind during a crime, can > > > we do any less? > > > > On 11 Sep, 22:08, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I'm just hung on the "Killed His Wife" part, but knowing how > > > > compassionate you are towards murderers, Lee, I can understand your > > > > tendentious view. > > > > > I'm sure that Black cab drivers have a legitimate complaint in that > > > > many people will undoubtedly "avoid" hailing a cab with a black driver > > > > as precautionary measure to being killed by a relapse of paranoid > > > > schizophrenia. > > > > > But of course your more worried about the schizoid murderer than the > > > > black cab drivers. > > > > > On Sep 11, 7:25 am, Lee <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Yesterday on our local London news I hear that thousands of black cab > > > > > drivers intend to take to the streets to express their feelings of > > > > > anger over a convicted murderer being given licence to take 'the > > > > > knowledge' reqiured to allow him to become a black cab driver. > > > > > > The man is a paraniod scizophrenic who killed his wife and has been > > > > > held for 9 years before being given a clean bill of health and has > > > > > since been released. > > > > > >http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/8233750.stm > > > > > > Now I have personal experiance with scizophrenia, no not me but a very > > > > > good friend of mine, and I know that with the proper medicain those > > > > > who suffer form this illness can and do live more or less ordinary > > > > > lives. > > > > > > You all know me by now so it should come as no suppries to learn that > > > > > I feel sorta disgusted by the proposed actions of our cabbies. > > > > > > There is in this country a huge stigma attached to mental health and a > > > > > lack of understanding of the effects it can have on those who suffer > > > > > and their families, I wish it was not so as it seems simple to me, you > > > > > would not protest against a man who had say broken a hand and wished > > > > > to become a cabbie. > > > > > > It doesn't really supprise me though, I figure that not everybody has > > > > > encountred those who sufffer. > > > > > > So what do you think?- Hide quoted text - > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. 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