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THE SLIGHTLY MODERATED BOXING RING
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15733And how about the Pantheon believed in by the religious Taoists, with the Jade EE-6/27/2002
15732<i>. Frankly, response may take a back seat to retaliation on this one... E-6/26/2002
15731You know, there is a large and growing Hindu population in this country that belE-6/26/2002
15730Yessum. But Michael sez it's OK. Message 17194306 So you are violating my cLazarus_Long-6/26/2002
15729<i>"one of your ilk"</i> Too bad I didn't think of thaLazarus_Long-6/26/2002
15728NO I DON'T. I would just like a hiatus in which your labeling Tourettes getsE-6/26/2002
15727Shaddup. I'm getting revenge on OMD for disagreeing with me during the DP dLazarus_Long-6/26/2002
15726Hardly true. Hardly true. Have I called JLA a liberal? Or Neo? I've disaLazarus_Long-6/26/2002
15725<i>Frankly, response may take a back seat to retaliation on this one.</E-6/26/2002
15724All right. We'll promote you to Honorary Right Wing Tool. Feel better?Lazarus_Long-6/26/2002
15723Exactly. Those who insist on making atheist citizens attending public schools pE-6/26/2002
15722No, I think I won't. I don't want Laz to lose consciousness from shock; E-6/26/2002
15721I'm tired of the charge.E-6/26/2002
15720<i>It's a lottery only in the sense that among those charged with simiE-6/26/2002
15719Correct! Welcome back. How was the dim sum? Remember the conversation about thE-6/26/2002
15718If you do not believe in "God", I would call that a belief about religMichael M-6/26/2002
15717Oh, believe me, you would have called him a liberal as soon as he disagreed withE-6/26/2002
15716Well, if you have your tonsils out, you will first sign a paper, or a bunch of tE-6/26/2002
15715Go ahead! You can say it. It won't hurt. (It might sting, though.)Constant Reader-6/26/2002
15714He doesn't really want <i>the</i> Fifth, just <i>a</i&gConstant Reader-6/26/2002
15713<i>Now just what good is that right if you are unaware of it? Or unable toE-6/26/2002
15712OMG, Laz... you are sounding like a dare I say it no i don'tE-6/26/2002
15711Do you deny the charge? Yes or no?Lazarus_Long-6/26/2002
15710Well, the SC took a vote, and I guess you could say the decision 'passed'E-6/26/2002
15709<i>It's only good police procedure if you committed the crime. <g&gLazarus_Long-6/26/2002
15708Some day you will find yourself in an argument in which you forget to call your E-6/26/2002
15707It's only good police procedure if you committed the crime. <g> So ifOriginal Mad Dog-6/26/2002
15706How would you impose the consequences of police misconduct on the police, and diE-6/26/2002
15705Actually, there is another important difference here: You go see your doctor ofLazarus_Long-6/26/2002
15704Yessssss........ True. Always.Lazarus_Long-6/26/2002
15703Look, people are being executed who, statistics strongly suggest, wouldn't bE-6/26/2002
15702As always, it depends how the question itself is phrased, who asks the question,Constant Reader-6/26/2002
15701It's a lottery only in the sense that <i>among those charged with simiOriginal Mad Dog-6/26/2002
15700Never knew the man. Couldn't say.Lazarus_Long-6/26/2002
15699I think the process by which of the criminals gets charged with a capital offensE-6/26/2002
15698E didn't like those numbers. She says when life w/o parole is offered, everLazarus_Long-6/26/2002
15697LOL! And you, sir, would have called Louis XIV a bleeding heart liberal.Original Mad Dog-6/26/2002
15696Oh, I am familiar with your writings on other threads. I just think your a DNC Lazarus_Long-6/26/2002
15695Miranda: An example for your children. (Well, you are mutt, right?) thecapras.Lazarus_Long-6/26/2002
15694If I see my doctor for tonsilitis, I don't expect him to read to me about myOriginal Mad Dog-6/26/2002
15693A few years back the most notorious serial killer in Chicago was flambed after aOriginal Mad Dog-6/26/2002
15692Don't commit any capital crimes in MY vicinity! :-)Lazarus_Long-6/26/2002
15691The only part of the right to free speech that is relevant to that situation, CoLazarus_Long-6/26/2002
15690The more important question might be what would be the social effects of such coE-6/26/2002
15689Yes, I recall reading something about that. Would like to know more about who tOriginal Mad Dog-6/26/2002
15688<i> he walked as a result. </i> Only for a while, as I recall. LikeLazarus_Long-6/26/2002
15687Well, you know, Laz, I believe you are a tender soul. I believe if you had to puE-6/26/2002
15686<i>All of the consequences weren't known when it was passed, of courseLazarus_Long-6/26/2002
15685You obviously aren't familiar with my writings on other political threads. Original Mad Dog-6/26/2002
15684I don't practice criminal law (except one or two appointed cases many years Original Mad Dog-6/26/2002
15683<i> (I am sure Laz would plunk down the bucks for that! <g>).</iLazarus_Long-6/26/2002
15682Should they also read the prisoner about the right to free speech, or the whole Original Mad Dog-6/26/2002
15681<i>Regarding Miranda: I think it was a bad decision with horrible consequeE-6/26/2002
15680I thought you were Leader of the Pack. :-)Lazarus_Long-6/26/2002
15679Is ignorance a crime, Counselor? Or poverty? Amendment VI. In all criminal prLazarus_Long-6/26/2002
15678I hope you don't consider me a LWWP member. <g> You seem to have someOriginal Mad Dog-6/26/2002
15677I see the Left Wing Wolf Pack (LWWP) is in Hot Pursuit (HP). Karen keeps chaLazarus_Long-6/26/2002
15676I have long been of the opinion that, if we are going to have the DP, we should Original Mad Dog-6/26/2002
15675The question of executing innocents is becoming more important to people as moreE-6/26/2002
15674Regarding Miranda: I think it was a bad decision with horrible consequences. JOriginal Mad Dog-6/26/2002
15673Let's not pretend it's a lottery. The vast majority of the people on deOriginal Mad Dog-6/26/2002
15672<i>Have I been accurate, Laz?</i> How would I know? You didn't Lazarus_Long-6/26/2002
15671UNEDIT <g> Do you have a problem with the method of killing when the DP iOriginal Mad Dog-6/26/2002
15670<i>It ends the debate about whether the perp should be executed</i> Original Mad Dog-6/26/2002
15669No, it doesn't say otherwise. It simply asked a different question. This wasE-6/26/2002
15668I think that ending the war on drugs would be a huge step in the right directionLane3-6/26/2002
15667Hey, man, this is going to take some serious wiggling! Hey, you shysters specLazarus_Long-6/26/2002
15666EDITLazarus_Long-6/26/2002
15665<i>but if you look at it that way you idea is not so different from currenLane3-6/26/2002
15664Strong point in favor of DP. It ends the debate about whether the perp should bLazarus_Long-6/26/2002
15663I didn't read that, but do get the feeling Laz is not thinking OFTB on this E-6/26/2002
15662Wimp!Original Mad Dog-6/26/2002
15661<I> whether they are selected for death by a lottery rigged by race, sex, TimF-6/26/2002
15660Laz wants them killed whether it deters crime or not, whether they are selected E-6/26/2002
15659It doesn't quite boggle my mind, but I don't think it works well with huTimF-6/26/2002
15658Or "Are you in favor of the death penalty for a person convicted of murdeTimF-6/26/2002
15657<i>"Are you going to dump all of that in to the fire zone?"</one_less-6/26/2002
15656<i>Why not just use France itself as a penal colony? </i> I love thE-6/26/2002
15655No chance for that now.Ish-6/26/2002
15654Thanks. I'm a long time removed from that stuff. I need to revisit it.Lane3-6/26/2002
15653<i>We don't have crime fighting tools. We have crime stopping or crimeE-6/26/2002
15652<i> There are needs for labor that go unfilled because there just is no laTimF-6/26/2002
15651Ah, but think how much faster those reprobates will reform with such luxurious tLazarus_Long-6/26/2002
15650<i> "<ithe only Oglaroonians who ever leave their tree are those wTimF-6/26/2002
15649<i>if there's a panel. </i> Oh, the panel is too busy, accordinLane3-6/26/2002
15648He should have gotten OMD, I think. He'd still be getting free room and boaLazarus_Long-6/26/2002
15647<i>. You allow them free access to expensive lawyers and courts and it cosE-6/26/2002
15646This is a trap, isn't it? :-) You're anti-DP, aren't you? Lemme tLazarus_Long-6/26/2002
15645<i>. If what I said is part of a school of thought, I never heard of it. IE-6/26/2002
15644<i>Would that dissolve your objection? </i> Objection? You noticed E-6/26/2002
15643OK, fair response. Though I don't see why killing somebody is more acceptabOriginal Mad Dog-6/26/2002
15642We had a guy in my state who opted for no more tries. Just wanted to get it doneIsh-6/26/2002
15641<i>1. Would you take your children (when they are young) to an execution?&Lazarus_Long-6/26/2002
15640Laz, I have not read the whole discussion so if I missed the points you have mOriginal Mad Dog-6/26/2002
15639<i>Why not just use France itself as a penal colony? <i> Too hard tLane3-6/26/2002
15638<i>Just what does prevent your panels from imposing death for minor crime?Lane3-6/26/2002
15637Hey, my island has 24 Hour free pizza delivery, Thai carryout, and hi speed InteOriginal Mad Dog-6/26/2002
15636I would think you would be delighted to receive a decent offer for that worthlesLazarus_Long-6/26/2002
15635<i>Do we buy Devil's Island from the French? </i> Why not just Original Mad Dog-6/26/2002
15634Your system is way too wishy washy. If I steal something and my neighbors like Lazarus_Long-6/26/2002
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