tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23157576.post1940402397645634570..comments2023-10-27T02:41:51.530+11:00Comments on My Gripes of Wrath: Saturday morning thoughts.Lexcenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17856993035719777231noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23157576.post-46378046220696419272009-04-06T06:15:00.000+10:002009-04-06T06:15:00.000+10:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23157576.post-90927039876935935322009-04-05T11:43:00.000+10:002009-04-05T11:43:00.000+10:00FJ, I read The Republic when I was 18 so it's been...FJ, I read The Republic when I was 18 so it's been a few years ago.<BR/>Pinky, yes we're all capable of atrocious acts of violence, we just need to justify it in our own minds then we commit it. That's the frightening side to human beings.Lexcenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17856993035719777231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23157576.post-48376984787222492612009-04-05T10:52:00.000+10:002009-04-05T10:52:00.000+10:00Although I feel this way now, I don't like this ab...Although I feel this way now, I don't like this about myself. <BR/><BR/>I'm not sure how I feel about people who commit unspeakable acts of violence. <BR/><BR/>I think we're all capable of more than we dare to imagine.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23157576.post-67676751108414797472009-04-05T10:47:00.000+10:002009-04-05T10:47:00.000+10:00I don't think prisoners should have rights. They g...I don't think prisoners should have rights. They gave them up when they committed a crime. Prison isn't rehab. Rehab is rehab. I guess I should've said, those criminals whose crimes are deemed too severe for even prison deserve the death penalty. <BR/><BR/>I'm a savage, I guess.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23157576.post-18192904510549236462009-04-05T10:37:00.000+10:002009-04-05T10:37:00.000+10:00Justice is a counterbalancing virtue against wisdo...Justice is a counterbalancing virtue against wisdom, much as courage is the counterbalancing virtue against temperance. ;-)<BR/><BR/>You had to be there. Plato's "Republic" was written to explore that question, "What is justice".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23157576.post-88270053765526788282009-04-04T15:30:00.000+11:002009-04-04T15:30:00.000+11:00Dexter the TV series.Pinky, if imprisonment is pun...Dexter the TV series.<BR/><BR/>Pinky, if imprisonment is punishment then why do prisoners have rights? If it's rehab then what is punishment?<BR/>I agree with you about those who are beyond rehabilitation. It seems that the justice system is incapable of distinguishing between those who commit crimes deliberately from those who commit crimes inadvertently.Lexcenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17856993035719777231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23157576.post-55421509671982451532009-04-04T14:52:00.000+11:002009-04-04T14:52:00.000+11:00Dexter?I recently saw 'Capote'. To me, it was more...Dexter?<BR/><BR/>I recently saw 'Capote'. To me, it was more about the death penalty than Truman Capote. I think there are some folks who are beyond rehabilitation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23157576.post-75801714442024773552009-04-04T08:09:00.000+11:002009-04-04T08:09:00.000+11:00No doubt science will come up with the answers, me...No doubt science will come up with the answers, meanwhile I continue to enjoy watching Dexter.Lexcenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17856993035719777231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23157576.post-87092577472563473882009-04-04T08:06:00.000+11:002009-04-04T08:06:00.000+11:00Justice should be an equalizing of sorts. Merely s...Justice should be an equalizing of sorts. <BR/>Merely separating vicious killers from society to protect them, meanwhile, taxing that same society to keep them alive at great expense, is hardly justice. While I do not think killing is "good" it is sometimes necessary. It is necessary to kill animals to get all the nutrients we require. (Vegetarians would argue with this, but a vegetarian diet is far from natural either - requiring various supplements and a lot of awareness). Not all killing is murder. Killing for pleasure is very different from killing for necessity. <BR/>If you have been watching Dexter, it brings up some very uncomfortable questions. If someone kills in the name of justice, is it wrong just because they enjoy it?Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15320507412459242451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23157576.post-13017895612707568762009-04-04T08:04:00.000+11:002009-04-04T08:04:00.000+11:00I was reading a scientific article that stated a c...I was reading a scientific article that stated a correlation between low levels of certain neurotransmitters and high levels of abhorrent behavior.<BR/><BR/>Little Johnny is sullen and listless unless he is torching cats with gasoline and matches.<BR/><BR/>Once the cats no longer give the desired boost in neurotransmitters they move on to rape, torture, murder, cannibalism etc...<BR/><BR/>The same goes for sexual predellictions like bondage, S&M, and other more disgusting varieties.<BR/><BR/>The behavior becomes more and more extreme until it becomes anti-social and illegal.<BR/><BR/>Hunting instincts are more for survival I think, the chase and kill are rewarding in a mission accomplished sort of way rather than a lust for blood.nonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07550167783969561280noreply@blogger.com