tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2135301473915671680.post2970829400345422085..comments2023-12-14T18:17:52.957-08:00Comments on The Train Wreck Love Life: laying underneath the stars, strung out and feeling greatEmilly Orrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07245643246821826101noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2135301473915671680.post-23224677850090133892010-06-21T09:10:50.872-07:002010-06-21T09:10:50.872-07:00Heh! You have a good point there... :)Heh! You have a good point there... :)Alexandra Ruckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00293068479980875034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2135301473915671680.post-89151869930175557842010-06-20T17:54:31.983-07:002010-06-20T17:54:31.983-07:00Well, see, and remember, this is me--it's not ...Well, see, and remember, this is me--it's not that I'm specifically pro-death penalty, I'm just pro-<i>death</i>. Cataclysm, firing squad, disease, tornado, earthquake, nuclear winter...it all works.<br /><br />I am not unopposed to <i>helping</i> as much as I can after disaster, I'm just thinking we don't <i>have</i> any other major predators.Emilly Orrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07245643246821826101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2135301473915671680.post-49938080038524508522010-06-20T09:14:07.497-07:002010-06-20T09:14:07.497-07:00And I realize there are people against the death p...<i>And I realize there are people against the death penalty, because they believe--and they may well be right--that the taking of any life cheapens all life; that there should be a better way.</i><br /><br />There will always be those for whom the death penalty will be appropriate - premeditated, uncaring, no interest in living with society, etc. etc. My issue is only like that example you cited; the friend who's brother died for a crime he didn't commit. It's far too easy for people to be convicted and railroaded, and thus "justice" becomes more travesty than truth. <br /><br />For what it's worth. <br /><br /><i>I am fervently hoping this is true. If not, then I'll begin slowly chewing my fingernails down to the elbow; happens all the time. I never handle the spectre of net disconnection well.</i><br /><br />{{{HUGS}}} and hopes that works out. Losing touch is never fun. :(Alexandra Ruckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00293068479980875034noreply@blogger.com