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« on: May 01, 2005, 09:29:14 pm »
Fuzzydice,
You raise a lot of valid issues through your observations. Although a lot of were taught as children, "With age comes wisdom", let's hope we will be wise enough to weigh such events based on the facts not on the political inclinations of special interest groups.
Notice in our judicial system which is based on laws that have been mandated, there still exists no "set of standards" in the area of crime & punishment. Insurance companies have "caps" or "ceilings" on what they feel a particular loss is worth. Ex: an index finger is worth more than a little finger. A hand, eye, foot etc., each have an approximate amount. A back injury is worth $10,000 and so on. Sometimes more...sometimes less.
The point is going back to the judicial issue is that how is it that a murderer gets 20 years in some states, life in others and the death penalty in still others?
Should there not be a "standard" with which to judge these crimes? Is there a vast difference in killing 2 people or 200 as far as the crime itself or it's perpetrator?
The word pedophile seems to be the current buzzword and they talk of stricter laws requiring them to register and be forced to wear a GPS bracelet for the remainder of their lives. Would you also want to know where the Charles Manson types are living if they are ever parolled? Drug dealers? Rapists? Extortionist? Terrorists? Should each of them likewise be monitored and by whom? Where do we draw the line?
How long is long enough for death row inmates? When and how do we as a society determine the time to pull the plug? Do we setup a whole city like the movie "Escape to New York" for the undesirables of society?
There's still much to weigh, much to learn about ourselves and each other if we are to exist, let alone our artificial counterparts.
Something to ponder....
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