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[Chalcedony]

On 4/10/2015 occasional rain said: The viciousness posted here is disheartening. No better than the evil doers.

This seems to be a bit of an overstatement. What do you feel is an appropriate punishment for the subject evil doer?

[KellyS]

We don't import poverty and violence. They sneak in on their own.

[occasionalrain]

On 4/11/2015 Chalcedony said:

On 4/10/2015 occasional rain said: The viciousness posted here is disheartening. No better than the evil doers.

This seems to be a bit of an overstatement. What do you feel is an appropriate punishment for the subject evil doer?

Fifty years, eligible for parole after 20.

[Lucibee]

Really?

[Lila Belle]

On 4/11/2015 occasional rain said:

On 4/11/2015 Chalcedony said:

On 4/10/2015 occasional rain said: The viciousness posted here is disheartening. No better than the evil doers.

This seems to be a bit of an overstatement. What do you feel is an appropriate punishment for the subject evil doer?

Fifty years, eligible for parole after 20.

Thank God that's not an option.

[Chalcedony]

Thank you for asking my question, or. I completely disagree with you on this topic. To me, willfully taking the lives of innocent people warrants at least a life sentence without parole. He made his choice and now must deal with the consequences. I don't believe thinking that the punishment should fit the crime makes anyone the equivalent of an evil person.

[occasionalrain]

I believe a fair minded person considers contributing factors, the cause and effect, the circumstancs that led to the outcome.

[brii]

On 4/11/2015 occasional rain said:

On 4/11/2015 Chalcedony said:

On 4/10/2015 occasional rain said: The viciousness posted here is disheartening. No better than the evil doers.

This seems to be a bit of an overstatement. What do you feel is an appropriate punishment for the subject evil doer?

Fifty years, eligible for parole after 20.

Parole?

You scare me.

[Chalcedony]

On 4/12/2015 occasional rain said: I believe a fair minded person considers contributing factors, the cause and effect, the circumstancs that led to the outcome.

Fine. Fortunately for our society, most people with nut job mothers and bitter older brothers don't set out to commit mass murder. I also believe myself to be a fair-minded person and believe he showed his true colors when he ran over said brother to save himself. If he was deep-down a good person and so heavily under the influence of the brother, I don't believe he would have done that. And he would have surrendered right away.

In the end, he made a very bad choice against the country and people who gave him refuge and tried to help him get a fresh start. He will have many years in prison to weigh whether that choice was the right one.

[occasionalrain]

His brother was dead when he was driven over so I can't see how that is an indication of anything. The accused was a teenager, still is, so maybe judging him as a grown reasoning adult seems wrong to me. There is also the culture where an older brother is to be obeyed by younger siblings.