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jberryhill

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24. There are people with low intelligence

Thu Dec 5, 2013, 02:10 AM

Dec 2013

For whom the clinical term used to be "idiot".

Anyone is capable of a lapse of good judgment.

Anyone is capable of a temporary impairment or emotional disturbance.

Plenty of people don't know how guns work.

No, I don't believe in the death penalty for actual criminals, let alone for eugenic purposes, which is the implication of "Darwin Award". The title itself suggests an "award" for the elimination of behavioral traits you believe to be heritable - which itself indicates your colossal ignorance of the subject.

A death penalty for arrogant posturing by the type of person who no doubt amused themselves with the antics of the less intellectually-gifted in their youth, and have not outgrown it? I'll think about that one.

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Darwin award candidate. [View all] Archae Dec 2013 OP

Idiots abound. There was one in Erie, Pa last year that tried to steal copper, iirc from an electric Mnemosyne Dec 2013 #1

OMG that's hil-ar-ious jberryhill Dec 2013 #4

People who die due to their stupidity deserve ridicule. Archae Dec 2013 #7

So true. Especially those with mental health issues jberryhill Dec 2013 #12

Apples and oranges. Archae Dec 2013 #14

Ah, you diagnosed the guy in the OP first jberryhill Dec 2013 #16

Two people. Archae Dec 2013 #17

There are people with low intelligence jberryhill Dec 2013 #24

The stupid just gets old. nt Mnemosyne Dec 2013 #8

No, it kills itself for the entertainment value of death of people who "deserve" horrific deaths jberryhill Dec 2013 #15

I think I saw a picture of the guy. Archae Dec 2013 #5

Why anyone would think these acts were good ideas is beyond me. nt Mnemosyne Dec 2013 #10

Desperation is my best guess. Archae Dec 2013 #11

There was this one guy in my town jberryhill Dec 2013 #13

It's not nice to try to fool James Clerk Maxwell. longship Dec 2013 #9

It's funny when dumb people die jberryhill Dec 2013 #2

Sad thing is, it would be the highest rated show on TVEE. Rex Dec 2013 #27

Many years ago H. Cromwell Dec 2013 #3

Yup, he was absolute scum that deserved to die. Bonobo Dec 2013 #6

Actually you are right H. Cromwell Dec 2013 #22

Wow. Bonobo Dec 2013 #23

My favorite Darwin Award is Coyotl Dec 2013 #18

This message was self-deleted by its author delrem Dec 2013 #19

Eugenicists jberryhill Dec 2013 #25

This message was self-deleted by its author delrem Dec 2013 #26

Yeah the whole Darwin Award concept has Ed Suspicious Dec 2013 #20

I should add... It ranks right up there with fat jokes. Awesome! Ed Suspicious Dec 2013 #21

* ronnie624 Dec 2013 #28

That copper wiring shit is out of control. Warren DeMontague Dec 2013 #29