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Trouble at Boston Marathon?
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You've got to know so many people in Boston are jittery. And now a fatal shooting on the MIT campus. Even though apparently unconnected, not exactly something that happens frequently. And a little, tiny town in Texas nearly wiped off the map by an ammonia explosion. Horrible damage. My first instinct is we're lucky the death toll appears so low. In OkC, after that massive tornado in '99 that flattened 5,000 homes, you really had to conclude it was nearly miraculous that the number of dead was under 50. I stood in neighborhoods where as far as the naked eye could see, for 360 degrees, not a single house was left standing.
You've got to know so many people in Boston are jittery. And now a fatal shooting on the MIT campus. Even though apparently unconnected, not exactly something that happens frequently. And a little, tiny town in Texas nearly wiped off the map by an ammonia explosion. Horrible damage. My first instinct is we're lucky the death toll appears so low. In OkC, after that massive tornado in '99 that flattened 5,000 homes, you really had to conclude it was nearly miraculous that the number of dead was under 50. I stood in neighborhoods where as far as the naked eye could see, for 360 degrees, not a single house was left standing.
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If they get these two alive, can/will they be tried on some federal charges that will result in the death penalty?
I assume that Mass doesn't have the DP.
Gotta put these two down - and I'm usually wishy-washy on capital punishment. Not in cases like this though.
If they get these two alive, can/will they be tried on some federal charges that will result in the death penalty?
I assume that Mass doesn't have the DP.
Gotta put these two down - and I'm usually wishy-washy on capital punishment. Not in cases like this though.
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I can't look at that darling boy's photo without tearing up. Who goes into the hospital room of a 6-year old girl to tell her she's lost her leg, she'll never see her big brother again, and mommy may not ever be the same?
I can't look at that darling boy's photo without tearing up. Who goes into the hospital room of a 6-year old girl to tell her she's lost her leg, she'll never see her big brother again, and mommy may not ever be the same?
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Terrorism is a federal crime, punishable by death. McVeigh was juiced at the federal facility in Terre Haute, IN. You're right, MA hasn't had the death penalty for years. Justice here must be fair, but ruthless.
Terrorism is a federal crime, punishable by death. McVeigh was juiced at the federal facility in Terre Haute, IN. You're right, MA hasn't had the death penalty for years. Justice here must be fair, but ruthless.
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General population, f* you in the arse prison. Problem solved. A kid was killed. That's enough reason for inmates.
General population, f* you in the arse prison. Problem solved. A kid was killed. That's enough reason for inmates.
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These two must (and will) be executed.
Assuming of course that they did it, but sounds like one of the victims ID'd one of them.
These two must (and will) be executed.
Assuming of course that they did it, but sounds like one of the victims ID'd one of them.
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The Jeffrey Dahmer Solution.
General population, f* you in the arse prison. Problem solved. A kid was killed. That's enough reason for inmates.
The Jeffrey Dahmer Solution.
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Not good enough. The terror of knowing the time of your death must be far worse than prison rape. They deserve this terror.
General population, f* you in the arse prison. Problem solved. A kid was killed. That's enough reason for inmates.
Not good enough. The terror of knowing the time of your death must be far worse than prison rape. They deserve this terror.
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Just leave them alone in a dark room with Shawn Thornton.
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My personal punishment? Strap them down on the road for next year's Boston Marathon. Let the runners trample them to death.
No, I am not kidding.
My personal punishment? Strap them down on the road for next year's Boston Marathon. Let the runners trample them to death.
No, I am not kidding.
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I'm no expert. But in my dealings with the Feebs over the years, they generally would rather chop cotton than provide any information to the media. It's like pulling teeth. I would say they're absolutely, positively convinced these are the guys.
Before anybody makes a Richard Jewell comparison, he was never called a suspect. He was a "person of interest." And there was no photography of Jewell at the scene of the crime in Olympic Centennial Park like with these two dudes.
I'm no expert. But in my dealings with the Feebs over the years, they generally would rather chop cotton than provide any information to the media. It's like pulling teeth. I would say they're absolutely, positively convinced these are the guys.
Before anybody makes a Richard Jewell comparison, he was never called a suspect. He was a "person of interest." And there was no photography of Jewell at the scene of the crime in Olympic Centennial Park like with these two dudes.
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No, these are the two.. The feds know of the mistakes of the past and they're sure of this one.
No, these are the two.. The feds know of the mistakes of the past and they're sure of this one.
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How many 85 pound Ethiopians and Kenyans would it take?
How many 85 pound Ethiopians and Kenyans would it take?
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I recall an interview Truman Capote did on the Carson show (IIRC about the release of "In Cold Blood") and based on his work for the book, he was quite the supporter of capital punishment. And made the exact same point you do.
If a state doesn't want to execute. Fine. Get rid of the death penalty. What makes a mockery of the law, IMO, is to have it on the books and to sentence people to death, but never execute them. Colorado, for instance, has the death penalty, but only three people on death row with no executions in nearly 20 years. Either change the law or get to juicing people. California has hundreds on death row but executes so infrequently it's always a BFD when they do. Like when they gave a hot shot to that savage beast Tookie Williams.
I recall an interview Truman Capote did on the Carson show (IIRC about the release of "In Cold Blood") and based on his work for the book, he was quite the supporter of capital punishment. And made the exact same point you do.
If a state doesn't want to execute. Fine. Get rid of the death penalty. What makes a mockery of the law, IMO, is to have it on the books and to sentence people to death, but never execute them. Colorado, for instance, has the death penalty, but only three people on death row with no executions in nearly 20 years. Either change the law or get to juicing people. California has hundreds on death row but executes so infrequently it's always a BFD when they do. Like when they gave a hot shot to that savage beast Tookie Williams.
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It. Doesn't. Matter.
Hell, I'd try and qualify. Just because.
It. Doesn't. Matter.
Hell, I'd try and qualify. Just because.
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Tempting, but I think it would be kind of cool to put a couple of chains on them, and then hand em off to a bunch of marathoners, and have them run them to death. Hell, not even elite Kenyan level guys, just a huge crowd of regular marathoners. those that would run at a pace that would have put them right about the finish line when the bomb went off. Have a whole crowd of them there just switching off when they need to pull em around.General population, f* you in the arse prison. Problem solved. A kid was killed. That's enough reason for inmates.
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It wouldn't need to be the elite guys they would worry about, its the rank and file average runners out there that would do it. The runners that would have been finishing up the marathon right about when the bomb went off.
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