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2. It helps to realize there is a vast difference between

Thu Apr 9, 2015, 04:00 PM

Apr 2015

It helps to realize there is a vast difference between those simply venting a visceral negative reaction to his actions (most responses on that thread) and those half-witted dolts who truly advocate torture (three responses on that thread).

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Yesterday I watched DUers justify and advocate for the torture of a living being. [View all] F4lconF16 Apr 2015 OP

Thank for holding on to your humanity despite the cultural climate we now live in. Years sabrina 1 Apr 2015 #1

+1 Agschmid Apr 2015 #43

Damn, you said all I wanted to say in the first reply. zeemike Apr 2015 #46

Once again you said it better than I can. rhett o rick Apr 2015 #53

Nothing to add Bettie Apr 2015 #78

It helps to realize there is a vast difference between LanternWaste Apr 2015 #2

As I said in the other thread... F4lconF16 Apr 2015 #3

It also helps to realize that what we once thought, back during the Bush era, about sabrina 1 Apr 2015 #7

Thank you, Sabrina . . . markpkessinger Apr 2015 #68

One more thing. The Boston Bombing SHOULD HAVE BEEN STOPPED. It COULD have been stopped. sabrina 1 Apr 2015 #4

I don't want to see him tortured or killed. hrmjustin Apr 2015 #5

I plan on addressing that in a future post. F4lconF16 Apr 2015 #11

I don't think he should ever get out. hrmjustin Apr 2015 #15

At the moment? F4lconF16 Apr 2015 #21

Well that may or may not be true. hrmjustin Apr 2015 #23

Yes, I couldn't agree more with that. F4lconF16 Apr 2015 #24

It is hard to sit in judgment IRL. hrmjustin Apr 2015 #25

i would happily sit on the jury and ensure justice was done and a message samsingh Apr 2015 #50

That is not justice. F4lconF16 Apr 2015 #54

not surprising since i'm not a murderer samsingh Apr 2015 #59

No, it's called deterrence. Elmer S. E. Dump Apr 2015 #117

The problem with that thought process is Bettie Apr 2015 #82

People don't change... TeeYiYi Apr 2015 #89

But many do. F4lconF16 Apr 2015 #120

I suppose anything is possible... TeeYiYi Apr 2015 #136

Wow, cant wait to read that post. No way to justify letting him out. nt Logical Apr 2015 #20

that's how I feel also nt steve2470 Apr 2015 #57

K&R RandiFan1290 Apr 2015 #6

My all-time favorite song. F4lconF16 Apr 2015 #19

Thank you, so moving still crying. nt Mnemosyne Apr 2015 #60

Beautiful Chemisse Apr 2015 #113

Revenge is not partisan nadinbrzezinski Apr 2015 #8

It is a primitive emotional response. Chemisse Apr 2015 #119

I gave that ghost a long time ago nadinbrzezinski Apr 2015 #122

I have a similar reaction to those DUers who advocate and condone Maedhros Apr 2015 #9

DU is a small pond, but with malicious intruders who come here merely to disrupt. closeupready Apr 2015 #10

thank you so much for the care and time you put into this. big k&r. cali Apr 2015 #12

+1 n/t markpkessinger Apr 2015 #69

Another +1 DeadLetterOffice Apr 2015 #108

Is solitary confinement the new DU litmus test? Throd Apr 2015 #13

And I just noticed now that 3 of 9 other currents posts are invisible to me; Ignore User saved closeupready Apr 2015 #14

I'd use it, but I'd miss all the posts that are those subthreads. F4lconF16 Apr 2015 #18

Great Post RobinA Apr 2015 #16

Outstanding. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #17

Until the death ann--- Apr 2015 #22

Welcome to the real world! Have you not been on this planet for very long? Rex Apr 2015 #26

When I was a young man a young woman I knew was murdered by serial killer Gerald Stano DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2015 #27

I am sorry for your loss. F4lconF16 Apr 2015 #32

I was the person you cited here... DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2015 #85

You are right. F4lconF16 Apr 2015 #101

No need to delete it...I just wanted to clarify...The internet is a blunt instrument... DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2015 #127

I wish I could rec this a thousand times. NuclearDem Apr 2015 #28

I'm with you there. marym625 Apr 2015 #31

I cannot possibly rec this enough marym625 Apr 2015 #29

Hear, hear! +10000000000 nt Mnemosyne Apr 2015 #42

nevermind. KittyWampus Apr 2015 #30

Ditto. cwydro Apr 2015 #112

Sadly, this is the *new* DU Blue_Tires Apr 2015 #33

My, what a creative imagination. bvar22 Apr 2015 #63

HaHa! MyNameGoesHere Apr 2015 #80

It can be easy to channel George W. Bush delrem Apr 2015 #128

I think most folks CAN tell... elias49 Apr 2015 #131

This message was self-deleted by its author In_The_Wind Apr 2015 #34

Yeah, well, you should see what DU does to its own Demeter Apr 2015 #35

Thank you for writing this. nt PufPuf23 Apr 2015 #36

thank you Mod for unlocking this! G_j Apr 2015 #37

A big K&R to the mods--thank you! F4lconF16 Apr 2015 #38

and G_j Apr 2015 #40

Did you type half as many words about the pain Desert805 Apr 2015 #39

I didn't need to. F4lconF16 Apr 2015 #45

it surprises my how much energy people spend supporting mass murderers, yet don't samsingh Apr 2015 #56

As opposed to using the victims as human shields NuclearDem Apr 2015 #102

Yes. cwydro Apr 2015 #115

LOL, enjoy your short stay. nt Logical Apr 2015 #109

Good thst it got unlocked nadinbrzezinski Apr 2015 #41

maybe the amount of time writing this defense of a mass murdering terrorist could be spent samsingh Apr 2015 #44

We disagree. F4lconF16 Apr 2015 #47

donate the money to a victim's fund samsingh Apr 2015 #51

Next time I have $20 F4lconF16 Apr 2015 #58

you are making pretty light of victim tragedy from what i can see and with your response samsingh Apr 2015 #67

Have to admit, I don't have much sympathy but permanent solitary confinment is wrong sub.theory Apr 2015 #48

he's not a fellow human being. he's a violent murderer and terrorist. samsingh Apr 2015 #61

Despite your need to separate those in order to justify harming him, jeff47 Apr 2015 #74

Being a violent murderer and terrorist doesn't make him no longer human sub.theory Apr 2015 #76

are you a human being? Man from Pickens Apr 2015 #79

I don't think you can change facts MyNameGoesHere Apr 2015 #83

Irony nadinbrzezinski Apr 2015 #88

A...yup. Sure is. Particularly with THAT specific one. closeupready Apr 2015 #92

There are very few threads I will more than just read nadinbrzezinski Apr 2015 #94

If anyone ever wondered how prison rape and violence against inmates became acceptable NuclearDem Apr 2015 #99

The point is: are WE human? immoderate Apr 2015 #132

the desire for vengeance is as old as human history steve2470 Apr 2015 #49

Excellent point. We also are a nation which believes in the death penalty, which couldnt NoJusticeNoPeace Apr 2015 #52

The United States is not a very forgiving nation unlike most civilized nations. We are a very vengeful nation. LiberalArkie Apr 2015 #55

Revenge? More Like Justice sub.theory Apr 2015 #64

Please name a country that has the death penalty that you think is progressive. nt Logical Apr 2015 #110

In some cases I do support the death penalty sub.theory Apr 2015 #133

media sets a tone olddots Apr 2015 #62

Thank you, F4lconF16 . . . markpkessinger Apr 2015 #65

Most often I agree with you ~ TBF Apr 2015 #66

I understand where you are coming from. F4lconF16 Apr 2015 #75

You are not obligated to walk and chew gum at the same time if you don't want. closeupready Apr 2015 #87

Thank you. F4lconF16 Apr 2015 #123

What do you think his punishment should be? panader0 Apr 2015 #70

From what I've read, I don't think that F4IconF16 believes in punishment. WillowTree Apr 2015 #118

Well, I've asked twice and F16 won't reply panader0 Apr 2015 #126

A truly excellent post guillaumeb Apr 2015 #71

I'm not going to wade into this discussion much either, Blue_In_AK Apr 2015 #72

Some of this stuff makes me sick democrank Apr 2015 #73

Excellent quality post Man from Pickens Apr 2015 #77

excellent post Skittles Apr 2015 #81

On a side note. zeemike Apr 2015 #84

it's like with Tumblr: you're never X enough for a bunch of people who are in no way X MisterP Apr 2015 #86

"Jail cannot be a method by which society punishes people." NaturalHigh Apr 2015 #90

Get over it. Not everyone agrees with you. phil89 Apr 2015 #91

Except that solitary confinement is almost exclusively singled out in the justice system NuclearDem Apr 2015 #106

You are in a minority here. By a long shot. nt Logical Apr 2015 #111

Luckily I think for myself, phil89 Apr 2015 #135

This post is among the finest, and quite possibly THE finest, post I have ever read on DU! markpkessinger Apr 2015 #93

Ayup nadinbrzezinski Apr 2015 #97

Great to see you posting here again! n/t markpkessinger Apr 2015 #100

One more time--What do you think his punishment should be? panader0 Apr 2015 #95

74 recs and counting? beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #96

You have a long post. AngryAmish Apr 2015 #98

F16 won't answer my question, asked twice, "what do you think his punishment should be?" panader0 Apr 2015 #114

I asked in another thread. cwydro Apr 2015 #129

Yesterday I watched DUers justify and advocate for the torture of a living being. The CCC Apr 2015 #103

a wise American once sadly complained that the traditional "three R's" G_j Apr 2015 #104

Perhaps OT, perhaps it's related Trillo Apr 2015 #105

Very well said. Especially this: Chemisse Apr 2015 #107

Do you believe the Green River Killer could be rehabilitated? AgingAmerican Apr 2015 #116

Thank you for this F4 - elias49 Apr 2015 #121

One of the best posts at DU ever. bvar22 Apr 2015 #124

Yeah, I have a hard time relating to anyone who wishes death upon another for any reason. I didn't Ed Suspicious Apr 2015 #125

I'm confused. zappaman Apr 2015 #130

Wonderful piece. indivisibleman Apr 2015 #134

What would you do with him? WilliamPitt Apr 2015 #137

Locking. William769 Apr 2015 #138