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  • S Slacker007

    Do you know that a burglar can sue you (and win) for hurting them while you are defending your family and property from the intruder? (United States). There is no justice. Justice is a theory and has no proof.

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    wizardzz
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    You still have to be convicted by a jury of peers in this country, thankfully. If you live in an area where citizens have at least half a brain, and aren't crooks themselves, (ie: not Chicago) you'll probably walk.

    "I have a theory that the truth is never told during the nine-to-five hours. " — Hunter S. Thompson

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    • O Oakman

      Slacker007 wrote:

      However, it is not your responsibility to dish out justice therefore you are wrong and always will be wrong in thinking so and acting so. One of the greatest crimes against humanity IMHO.

      It's the Billy Budd scenario once again. I would argue that the law does not determine what is a good action or an evil action. It determines the (il)legality which is far from being the same thing. Nonetheless your point that we either have rule by law or rule by men and the later ultimately offers less good for the greater number is well made.

      The 3-legged stool of understanding is held up by history, languages, and mathematics. Equipped with these three you can learn anything you want to learn. But if you lack any one of them you are just another ignorant peasant with dung on your boots. R. A. H.

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      Oakman wrote:

      Nonetheless your point that we either have rule by law or rule by men and the later ultimately offers less good for the greater number is well made.

      Except perhaps in cases where the ones supposedly handling the icky jobs we've delegated to them aren't quite good enough at them. A rapist out on a weekend pass? Excuse me?

      Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life. My Mu[sic] My Films My Windows Programs, etc.

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        A Spanish mother has taken revenge on the man who raped her 13-year-old daughter at knifepoint by dousing him in petrol and setting him alight. He died of his injuries in hospital on Friday. Antonio Cosme Velasco Soriano, 69, had been sent to jail for nine years in 1998, but was let out on a three-day pass and returned to his home town of Benejúzar, 30 miles south of Alicante, on the Costa Blanca. While there, he passed his victim’s mother in the street and allegedly taunted her about the attack. He is said to have called out “How’s your daughter?”, before heading into a crowded bar. Shortly after, the woman walked into the bar, poured a bottle of petrol over Soriano and lit a match. She watched as the flames engulfed him, before walking out.[^] Hope they give her a medal.

        The 3-legged stool of understanding is held up by history, languages, and mathematics. Equipped with these three you can learn anything you want to learn. But if you lack any one of them you are just another ignorant peasant with dung on your boots. R. A. H.

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        A girlfriend I had as a teenager worked as a cleaner and was raped while cleaning the house of an acquaintance. A friend and I waited for him outside his house one night and beat the living shit out of him. We were arrested and went to court as minors, no conviction was recorded for either of us. The rapist got 5 years. I heard a few years ago he still walks with a limp. Looking back on that episode of my life I wish I'd acted differently but the fucker got what was coming to him. To be more correct I received a 12 month suspended sentence and a good behaviour bond. Had I of re-offended in that time I would have served the 12 months in addition to any punishment for the new offence. The judge stipulated that should the good behaviour bond expire without further offence the conviction was to be struck off the public record.

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          A girlfriend I had as a teenager worked as a cleaner and was raped while cleaning the house of an acquaintance. A friend and I waited for him outside his house one night and beat the living shit out of him. We were arrested and went to court as minors, no conviction was recorded for either of us. The rapist got 5 years. I heard a few years ago he still walks with a limp. Looking back on that episode of my life I wish I'd acted differently but the fucker got what was coming to him. To be more correct I received a 12 month suspended sentence and a good behaviour bond. Had I of re-offended in that time I would have served the 12 months in addition to any punishment for the new offence. The judge stipulated that should the good behaviour bond expire without further offence the conviction was to be struck off the public record.

          modified on Monday, June 20, 2011 9:01 PM

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          _Josh_ wrote:

          Looking back on that episode of my life I wish I'd acted differently

          Me, too. Didn't you realize you could have hurt your hands???

          The 3-legged stool of understanding is held up by history, languages, and mathematics. Equipped with these three you can learn anything you want to learn. But if you lack any one of them you are just another ignorant peasant with dung on your boots. R. A. H.

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          • O Oakman

            _Josh_ wrote:

            Looking back on that episode of my life I wish I'd acted differently

            Me, too. Didn't you realize you could have hurt your hands???

            The 3-legged stool of understanding is held up by history, languages, and mathematics. Equipped with these three you can learn anything you want to learn. But if you lack any one of them you are just another ignorant peasant with dung on your boots. R. A. H.

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            Oakman wrote:

            Didn't you realize you could have hurt your hands???

            I did, it took weeks for the swelling to go down.

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              Oakman wrote:

              Didn't you realize you could have hurt your hands???

              I did, it took weeks for the swelling to go down.

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              _Josh_ wrote:

              I did, it took weeks for the swelling to go down.

              Then it was a learning experience for you - as well as for the rapist?

              The 3-legged stool of understanding is held up by history, languages, and mathematics. Equipped with these three you can learn anything you want to learn. But if you lack any one of them you are just another ignorant peasant with dung on your boots. R. A. H.

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                _Josh_ wrote:

                I did, it took weeks for the swelling to go down.

                Then it was a learning experience for you - as well as for the rapist?

                The 3-legged stool of understanding is held up by history, languages, and mathematics. Equipped with these three you can learn anything you want to learn. But if you lack any one of them you are just another ignorant peasant with dung on your boots. R. A. H.

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                Oakman wrote:

                Then it was a learning experience for you - as well as for the rapist?

                The throw away line here is that I should have used a bat but really I learnt a lot. Is was an immature and ultimately pointless response. He would have suffered far more as a child rapist in a high security gaol. I was very lucky to get away with it, had I received a custodial sentence or even had a conviction for assault recorded I would have suffered for it for the remainder of my life. No love is as blind as that of a 17 year old.

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                  Oakman wrote:

                  Then it was a learning experience for you - as well as for the rapist?

                  The throw away line here is that I should have used a bat but really I learnt a lot. Is was an immature and ultimately pointless response. He would have suffered far more as a child rapist in a high security gaol. I was very lucky to get away with it, had I received a custodial sentence or even had a conviction for assault recorded I would have suffered for it for the remainder of my life. No love is as blind as that of a 17 year old.

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                  Oakman
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                  _Josh_ wrote:

                  I was very lucky to get away with it, had I received a custodial sentence or even had a conviction for assault recorded I would have suffered for it for the remainder of my life.

                  I wish I could argue with your conclusions, but I can't, except to say that were I on your jury, you would not have been convicted.

                  The 3-legged stool of understanding is held up by history, languages, and mathematics. Equipped with these three you can learn anything you want to learn. But if you lack any one of them you are just another ignorant peasant with dung on your boots. R. A. H.

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                    _Josh_ wrote:

                    I was very lucky to get away with it, had I received a custodial sentence or even had a conviction for assault recorded I would have suffered for it for the remainder of my life.

                    I wish I could argue with your conclusions, but I can't, except to say that were I on your jury, you would not have been convicted.

                    The 3-legged stool of understanding is held up by history, languages, and mathematics. Equipped with these three you can learn anything you want to learn. But if you lack any one of them you are just another ignorant peasant with dung on your boots. R. A. H.

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                    Oakman wrote:

                    were I on your jury, you would not have been convicted.

                    Trouble is, it was purely pre-meditated and vengeful. Noone can argue with the motive, but that which stops us from anarchy is the ability to let the law take its course rather than taking it into your own hands... Matter of fact, there are a number of cases where similar has happened and it's actually harmed the prosecution case against the person on the end of the beating. Josh was very lucky indeed...

                    Silence is golden... but duct tape is silver!! Booger Mobile - My bright green 1964 Ford Falcon - check out the blog here!! | If you feel generous - make a donation to Camp Quality!!

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                    • S Slacker007

                      Joe Simes wrote:

                      Can you point out the funny part?

                      No. Fat body can't point out the funny part because he's a tard.

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                      Oh look, some one else with no sense of humour.

                      "The whole idea that carbon dioxide is the main cause of the recent global warming is based on a guess that was proved false by empirical evidence during the 1990s." http://opinion.financialpost.com/2011/04/07/climate-models-go-cold/

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                      • J Joe Simes

                        fat__boy wrote:

                        Every thing said in this post is a joke

                        Really? Can you point out the funny part?

                        The environment that nurtures creative programmers kills management and marketing types - and vice versa. - Orson Scott Card

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                        Munchies_Matt
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                        I meant the other definition of joke. As I am sure you understood.

                        "The whole idea that carbon dioxide is the main cause of the recent global warming is based on a guess that was proved false by empirical evidence during the 1990s." http://opinion.financialpost.com/2011/04/07/climate-models-go-cold/

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                        • O Oakman

                          _Josh_ wrote:

                          I was very lucky to get away with it, had I received a custodial sentence or even had a conviction for assault recorded I would have suffered for it for the remainder of my life.

                          I wish I could argue with your conclusions, but I can't, except to say that were I on your jury, you would not have been convicted.

                          The 3-legged stool of understanding is held up by history, languages, and mathematics. Equipped with these three you can learn anything you want to learn. But if you lack any one of them you are just another ignorant peasant with dung on your boots. R. A. H.

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                          Munchies_Matt
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                          You cant have third parties stepping in and mmeting out justice as they see fit and the law NOT act. Its entirely different if the victim acts, and particularly at the time of the original offense. So in this case Joshs girlfriend beating the guy senseless with a bat ay the time of the original offense would be perfectly OK. Doing so weeks later would be premeditated and not OK. Its a sublte thing but you have to have momentarially lost your mind due to fear (from being pushed past the point of reason) to be clear of any culpability when you act. This lady should be convicted. She torched the guy not only some time after he taunted her but years after the rape. Western Law is NOT based on a tooth for a tooth. :)

                          "The whole idea that carbon dioxide is the main cause of the recent global warming is based on a guess that was proved false by empirical evidence during the 1990s." http://opinion.financialpost.com/2011/04/07/climate-models-go-cold/

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                            Oakman wrote:

                            Then it was a learning experience for you - as well as for the rapist?

                            The throw away line here is that I should have used a bat but really I learnt a lot. Is was an immature and ultimately pointless response. He would have suffered far more as a child rapist in a high security gaol. I was very lucky to get away with it, had I received a custodial sentence or even had a conviction for assault recorded I would have suffered for it for the remainder of my life. No love is as blind as that of a 17 year old.

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                            Firo Atrum Ventus
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                            _Josh_ wrote:

                            The throw away line here is that I should have used a bat

                            A 5 for realizing that

                            _Josh_ wrote:

                            No love is as blind as that of a 17 year old

                            No, a 71 years old could do the same

                            A hidden needle is way more effective than an unsheathed sword.

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                              jschell wrote:

                              someone to which that has happened might have a different viewpoint.

                              They might indeed. Like I said "Understandable, but not justifiable."

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                              Majerus wrote:

                              They might indeed. Like I said "Understandable, but not justifiable."

                              In your opinion.

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                                Majerus wrote:

                                They might indeed. Like I said "Understandable, but not justifiable."

                                In your opinion.

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                                Majerus
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                                No shit, Sherlock.

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                                • S Slacker007

                                  Well, we agree to disagree.

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                                  Oakman
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                                  The univoter seems to have taken a dislike to your reasoned responses. I have have brought you back into the black.

                                  The 3-legged stool of understanding is held up by history, languages, and mathematics. Equipped with these three you can learn anything you want to learn. But if you lack any one of them you are just another ignorant peasant with dung on your boots. R. A. H.

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                                  • _ _Damian S_

                                    Oakman wrote:

                                    were I on your jury, you would not have been convicted.

                                    Trouble is, it was purely pre-meditated and vengeful. Noone can argue with the motive, but that which stops us from anarchy is the ability to let the law take its course rather than taking it into your own hands... Matter of fact, there are a number of cases where similar has happened and it's actually harmed the prosecution case against the person on the end of the beating. Josh was very lucky indeed...

                                    Silence is golden... but duct tape is silver!! Booger Mobile - My bright green 1964 Ford Falcon - check out the blog here!! | If you feel generous - make a donation to Camp Quality!!

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                                    Oakman
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                                    _Damian S_ wrote:

                                    Trouble is, it was purely pre-meditated and vengeful.

                                    I've always been a fan of the Batman. I do understand what you are talking about and am forced to agree.

                                    _Damian S_ wrote:

                                    Josh was very lucky indeed...

                                    Perhaps, but Cops, D.A.'s and juries have all declined to prosecute people who are technically guilty, many, many times

                                    _Damian S_ wrote:

                                    actually harmed the prosecution case against the person on the end of the beating.

                                    Once again we are left with the law making it more advantageous to kill someone than simply to injure them. I am not saying that is what Josh should have done, but I am pointing out that there is a loophole that encourages extremism.

                                    The 3-legged stool of understanding is held up by history, languages, and mathematics. Equipped with these three you can learn anything you want to learn. But if you lack any one of them you are just another ignorant peasant with dung on your boots. R. A. H.

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                                    • O Oakman

                                      A Spanish mother has taken revenge on the man who raped her 13-year-old daughter at knifepoint by dousing him in petrol and setting him alight. He died of his injuries in hospital on Friday. Antonio Cosme Velasco Soriano, 69, had been sent to jail for nine years in 1998, but was let out on a three-day pass and returned to his home town of Benejúzar, 30 miles south of Alicante, on the Costa Blanca. While there, he passed his victim’s mother in the street and allegedly taunted her about the attack. He is said to have called out “How’s your daughter?”, before heading into a crowded bar. Shortly after, the woman walked into the bar, poured a bottle of petrol over Soriano and lit a match. She watched as the flames engulfed him, before walking out.[^] Hope they give her a medal.

                                      The 3-legged stool of understanding is held up by history, languages, and mathematics. Equipped with these three you can learn anything you want to learn. But if you lack any one of them you are just another ignorant peasant with dung on your boots. R. A. H.

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                                      Dan Neely
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                                      Oakman wrote:

                                      Hope they give her a medal.

                                      This was 6 years ago. I wonder what did happen to her? Not being able to use her name makes following up rather difficult.

                                      3x12=36 2x12=24 1x12=12 0x12=18

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                                        Oakman wrote:

                                        Hope they give her a medal.

                                        This was 6 years ago. I wonder what did happen to her? Not being able to use her name makes following up rather difficult.

                                        3x12=36 2x12=24 1x12=12 0x12=18

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                                        Oakman
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                                        Dan Neely wrote:

                                        This was 6 years ago.

                                        Good catch. I never saw that.

                                        The 3-legged stool of understanding is held up by history, languages, and mathematics. Equipped with these three you can learn anything you want to learn. But if you lack any one of them you are just another ignorant peasant with dung on your boots. R. A. H.

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                                        • O Oakman

                                          Dan Neely wrote:

                                          This was 6 years ago.

                                          Good catch. I never saw that.

                                          The 3-legged stool of understanding is held up by history, languages, and mathematics. Equipped with these three you can learn anything you want to learn. But if you lack any one of them you are just another ignorant peasant with dung on your boots. R. A. H.

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                                          Dan Neely
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                                          The only reason I noticed was that he was sentenced to 9 years, but the attack happened well over a decade ago, which had me wondering if the 3day pass was actually a probation system with very frequent checkins.

                                          3x12=36 2x12=24 1x12=12 0x12=18

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