Larry Gude
Strung Out
...in the US since September 11, 2001.
Think about that.
Think about that.
85,000 murders...
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Larry Gude
Strung Out
Well...
...in context of the press coverage we get over losing under 2,000 soldiers to hostile action who have liberated a nation and their comrades risking their lives to help them transform into a good place from the evil it used to be, you'd think that 85,000 folks killed at home, in the nation that is the model for what we hope they become would get more, much more attention.
I'd like to see more perspective in the news.
...in context of the press coverage we get over losing under 2,000 soldiers to hostile action who have liberated a nation and their comrades risking their lives to help them transform into a good place from the evil it used to be, you'd think that 85,000 folks killed at home, in the nation that is the model for what we hope they become would get more, much more attention.
I'd like to see more perspective in the news.
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residentofcre
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Larry Gude said:
That's the population of Calvert County... the whole County....
MMDad
Lem Putt
Yes, perspective would be nice. When they focus on the disease du jour, like West Nile or AIDS, they leave out the fact that the flu kills far more people every year.Larry Gude said:
Same thing here. Dead soldiers sell papers. Most murder victims don't.
2,000 dead soldiers is a terrible thing, but these are people who volunteered to put their lives on the line. They are doing a noble thing, and if the deaths of 2,000 soldiers has prevented another 9/11, they are succeeding beyond my wildest hopes.
unixpirate
Pitty Party
Larry Gude said:
Thank Bush!
Hessian
Well-Known Member
Capital punishment
Delayed justice IS injustice.
Were we to actually try-sentence-execute murderers instead of trying to "understand their pain"...and do it all in three months or less: the you would see a dramatic drop in murders:
Post a running bulletin on CNN & Fox...
"32 executed today across the nation....the following is a list of the worthless debris we removed permanently from society:..."
Delayed justice IS injustice.
Were we to actually try-sentence-execute murderers instead of trying to "understand their pain"...and do it all in three months or less: the you would see a dramatic drop in murders:
Post a running bulletin on CNN & Fox...
"32 executed today across the nation....the following is a list of the worthless debris we removed permanently from society:..."
Bustem' Down
Give Peas a Chance
I saw something on the news yesterday that said that this year is the first increase in either murders or violent crime (I can't remember which) in the US since 1993.Pandora said:I thought I read somewhere that the murder rate has gone down per year since 9/11.
What's up Doc?
unixpirate said:
okay...
hvp05
Methodically disorganized
Here is a good article about the nationwide trend.Bustem' Down said:
Plus, the Supreme Court is again debating the death penalty. Potentially, prisoners could more easily dispute their spot on death row and they could be around longer than they already are allowed. Jeb Bush said a lot of these people would ultimately die of natural causes because of the laborious appeals process.
I agree with Hessian. If the DP is to be effective whatsoever the process needs to be sped up. All appeals completed within a couple years -- not a couple decades. Opponents who complain about its weakness as a deterrent only have themselves to blame. If it wasn't for opponents wussifying the process it would go much more smoothly.