RhondaLea

For what? Let me ask you something. Do you hate a mosquito? Do you hold a grudge against it? Or do you just apply insect repellent, and when one happens to get by that, just squash it. My vote goes for the latter option. It's not like we're talking about someone with any real weapons, after all. rl If you don't know where you're going, you should know where you came from. Gullah Proverb

Purely rhetorical. But it is on topic for the debate, and not on the topic of me, which is the whole point of the rhetorical post.

Listen to me carefully: you were enough intoxicated that you were not competent to sign the contract. Keep repeating that. Over and over again. rl If you don't know where you're going, you should know where you came from. Gullah Proverb

Not nice. This kind of thing happens all the time, and it happens to smart people as often as it happens to stupid people. That's why they call it "sales." Most people believe what the salesperson tells them, and particularly in these kinds of transactions, most of what the salesperson tells them is bullshit. "Don't worry about it" comes to mind. So people don't pay as much attention as they should to the language that says the contract governs and oral representations will not be honored. It's a time-tested sales technique to make all kinds of bullshit oral claims that are overriden by the written contract. Don't be so hard on her. rl If you don't know where you're going, you should know where you came from. Gullah Proverb

Just don't wait any longer. And don't forget to mention you were drunk. rl If you don't know where you're going, you should know where you came from. Gullah Proverb

I know. I really do think it would make him laugh. I laughed so hard, it hurt my tummy. If you don't know where you're going, you should know where you came from. Gullah Proverb

You know, much of your argument stings of prejudice. Deeply rooted, bugger-all-if-my-life-wasn't-completely-fucked-by-them prejudice. I've heard similar things from those who grew up in neighborhoods bordering those of niggers. And fags. http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=1977603#1977603 If you don't know where you're going, you should know where you came from. Gullah Proverb

What he said. If you try to resolve this yourself, you could end up in a real mess. Be sure to mention you were toasted when you signed the contract. rl If you don't know where you're going, you should know where you came from. Gullah Proverb

Please tell him he owes me a visit and a phone call. The lazy slug. If you don't know where you're going, you should know where you came from. Gullah Proverb

Someone has a death wish. I think I'll send this to Mike. He could probably use a laugh. If you don't know where you're going, you should know where you came from. Gullah Proverb

If they're innocent, John, they don't belong in jail. rl If you don't know where you're going, you should know where you came from. Gullah Proverb

I think some of us take comfort in the idea that imprisonment is reversible, whereas death is not. I don't think that locking up the innocent is any better than putting them to death. In some ways, it may be worse. It is immoral and unethical to punish someone unless they are guilty beyond all doubt. Not anymore. And if we stop prosecuting the non-crimes, we'll have the resources to devote to the true crimes. What you're really saying is that you want to have your cake and eat it too. "We're not convinced that you're guilty enough to kill, but we don't want to take the chance that you might be and let you loose. If we find out you are innocent later, we'll let you out, and fuck all for the carnage we have made of your life." Bully for them. As a practical matter, it's meaningful, because it has consequences. As an ethical matter, it's just crap. rl If you don't know where you're going, you should know where you came from. Gullah Proverb

Paypal rarely sends mail. I did get one the other day that was Christmas advertising with links to PayPal partners. But that's been about the extent of the real mail. So delete all of it unopened. If you think it might be real, delete it anyway and log into your account as you normally would. If there are no notifications waiting for you, it was indeed just another scam. rl If you don't know where you're going, you should know where you came from. Gullah Proverb

Put a lid on it, Alex. If you don't know where you're going, you should know where you came from. Gullah Proverb

If we can't really be sure that someone committed the crime, John, I don't see how we can kill him. You're going to have to be a little more specific, because if we can't kill him, we can't very well lock him up either. On the other hand, in my new courtrooms there will be no plea bargains in exchange for eyewitness testimony. Eyewitness testimony is one of the least compelling forms of evidence there is. rl If you don't know where you're going, you should know where you came from. Gullah Proverb

Don't expect to kiss me afterward. If you don't know where you're going, you should know where you came from. Gullah Proverb

I always get in. I trashed our legal system in SC this morning. Although I didn't formally dedicate my post to you, I was thinking of you the whole time. rl P.S. Just to keep it on topic, Abbie is awesomely strange, him and all his friends. If you don't know where you're going, you should know where you came from. Gullah Proverb

Okay, back again. I can't stand it. Are men's asses really that different from women's asses? I shave every day. No friction, no...well, okay, I'm not going to do a listing. Enough to say, no sign of the symptoms reported in this thread. What's up with this? rl If you don't know where you're going, you should know where you came from. Gullah Proverb

On the rare occasions that I wear panties (around the house, paired with a long tee shirt), they are white cotton hi-cut. Today, I'm wearing bike shorts. rl If you don't know where you're going, you should know where you came from. Gullah Proverb

Don't do that. Go through Leesburg. http://maps.google.com/maps?q=from%3A+DeLand,+FL+to%3A+Leesburg,+FL&f=d&hl=en http://maps.google.com/maps?q=from%3A+Leesburg,+FL+to%3A+Zephyrhills,+FL&f=d&hl=en If you don't know where you're going, you should know where you came from. Gullah Proverb

Are you talking about the mentally ill or about sociopaths, Alex? I don't see the mentally ill as alien, and I don't fear them. I've had plenty of friends with many different diagnoses. Most of them have been quite bright and creative, even more so than most "normal" people. If you're talking about sociopaths, however, I don't see how sanity comes into it, unless you define sane as seeing others only as the means to an end. And in that case you'd be right. I do fear them. rl If you don't know where you're going, you should know where you came from. Gullah Proverb

I've addressed everything you've asked in my other posts, including the core question. I tried to answer each of your contentions, and I realized that not only was I repeating myself, but that we have rupture on the issue of mental illness. Sociopathy is not a mental illness, it is a disorder of character. Sociopaths do know the difference between right and wrong. They choose to do wrong anyway for their personal gratification. In the context of a psychotic episode, the mentally ill do not know the difference between right and wrong. rl If you don't know where you're going, you should know where you came from. Gullah Proverb

How did I know this would be your question. rl If you don't know where you're going, you should know where you came from. Gullah Proverb

No rimming for you. Why don't you guys invest in a bidet? Powder is not good. Wipes of any kind leave a residue. Buy a shower massage. Fill a quart squirt bottle with warm water. Something, anything. rl Edited to add: Sorry. I didn't realize this thread is the men's equivalent of the Women's Forum. If you don't know where you're going, you should know where you came from. Gullah Proverb

I'd rewrite the law from scratch. I would throw out all the laws that relate to victimless and other non-crimes, which would take a lot of pressure off the system. I'd throw out the drug laws and replace them with stiffer penalties for DUI. I would not make a lot of exceptions during the penalty phase for prior quality of life. I don't care what kind of childhood someone had; it doesn't justify them doing harm to others. The sociopathic killers would go straight to death row...but only for a very brief time. For all other crimes, restitution would be mandatory. I would also insist that the law recognize that a mental illness is no different than a physical illness and that psychiatrists start acting like members of the medical profession instead flakes. Many of the problems with mental health today stem from the manipulation of diagnoses for the benefit of the legal system. We're well beyond the point of lumping bi-polars with schizophrenics and we should be beyond the point of characterizing freely elected warped behavior as mental illness. A personality disorder is not a free pass. A mental illness needs treatment. I don't really know what to do with the dually-diagnosed, but I guess we'll figure something out. We have so many exceptions and loopholes that the whole thing has become no more than a game between all the members of the legal system. It has nothing to do with the truth, it has nothing to do with justice. And someone who is charged with a crime doesn't get their life back just because they're found innocent. If I thought there were a prayer in the world that someone would listen to me, I'd work it out a whole lot more completely and submit it somewhere. What we have right now is broken. rl Edited to add: We have the technology to ensure that the innocent will not be put to death. We just have to use it. And we also have to see to it that local prejudices do not influence convictions in the absence of good evidence. We're going to have to fire a lot of judges. Not all, but a lot. If you don't know where you're going, you should know where you came from. Gullah Proverb