Death penalties are fine. All the problems with them emerge from the dumb states of our legal systems, which we can't trust to do the job properly. Blair and Bush illegally committed a million death sentences, but will not face it themselves. We think juries get about one in ten decisions wrong, and in the UK rely on verbal instructions from judges that only a third of jurors understand (they all say they do, but two-thirds fail when tested). This reliance on verbal information is crass, as anyone who has done organisational behaviour 101 should know (Chinese whispers etc.)
Our long-term harasser and all round former neighbour scumbag was finally convicted of arson with intent to endanger life and serious assault (12 and 18 months ago) this week and will be looking at a long custodial when sentence on March 8th. She and her partner have been in a constant state of benefit-abuse, drugs and drug-dealing, thieving, deceptions, violence, intimidation, burglaries, noise nuisance, handling stolen goods and the abuse of their own kids for 20 years. The legal system has totally failed them and their kids and abused us in trying to get things done. We don't know how many people they have hurt, but are sure it's a lot. The petrol bomb didn't come our way, but could have killed another family - our repeated warnings falling not just on deaf ears, but hostile ones. If there was a bush meat trade round here they would have been at that too. In their own way this couple have been scratching a living in the same way as poachers in the bush - in their own jungle. I'd rate their IQs at about 85, enough it seems to outplay the authorities most of the time. Our cats do such a job on us. I wouldn't rule out death sentences for people like this, perhaps only as a thought experiment to sharpen up the very woolly thinking and dismal in/action in these situations, both by scrote and the authorities. On 19 Feb, 11:47, Pat <[email protected]> wrote: > On 18 Feb, 13:00, Pat <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > On 18 Feb, 03:52, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > It doesn't really matter fidd, we're only heading toward a nuclear > > > holocaust anyway and the threat of such is currently escalating. > > > Haven't you heard? It's already documented in the space-time > > > continuum; we just haven't received the bulletin yet. > > > LOL!! There's always the chance that God will call Judgement Day > > before we do that to ourselves. And, if I'm right about the > > configuration of the universe, there'd be absolutely no way of telling > > when we'll plough into the anti-matter wall at the edge of the medium > > through which space-time expands. The only clue I'm aware of is in > > the Qur'an, where it hints that the day will fall on a New Moon. I > > assume that THAT is the reason for imposing a strictly lunar calendar > > in Islam and demanding that the New Moon be 'observed'. That would > > mean that there would be members of the 'faithful' who would be > > looking towards the Eastern sky when they start noticing that the > > fixed stars are disappearing, as that would be the first clue for > > Earth-bound viewers. Then, when the Sun itself hits 'the wall', it > > would squish out against the backdrop, flatten out and turn red (most > > likely). This would, for some viewers on Earth, be seen as a > > reddening of the sky in the West, as if the Sun were rising from the > > wrong direction, which is, of course, another part of the prophecy. > > If we take this literally, then it would seem that it might be > > calculable if we can determine a time when there is a New Moon that > > takes place at the same time that the Earth/Moon/Sun aligns with the > > direction in space that the Sun is moving towards. Does anyone know, > > off hand, what part of the sky our Sun is moving towards? Of course, > > I could look it up (and probably will, now) but, if anyone knows, it > > would save me the time. > > Last night, I looked up the answer to this. The key point is at Right > Ascension 1800h. Now, while that might not mean too much to some, > it's the EXACT spot of the winter solstice, i.e., December 21st. > After I found that, it wsa just a matter of finding WHEN a new moon > falls on that day. There are a few other factors to look at too > (certain lumping together of various eschatological prophecies), but I > think I may well have found a potential date. If anyone dares ask, > I'll tell them. But only privately, as this is not something that > should be made public knowledge, in my opinion. > > > > > > > > On Feb 17, 9:38 pm, fiddler <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Possibly the only true death penalty/unforgivable crime category: the > > > > poaching of fellow primates and destruction of habitat for our > > > > cousins. How long until we are the only african ape? Too damn long for > > > > poachers and witch-doctors. > > > > >http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/science/02/17/endangered.species/index.h...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. 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.
