RhondaLea

Well, Bruce, it seems that even after all this time, you haven't lost your touch. rl If you don't know where you're going, you should know where you came from. Gullah Proverb

Vinny, just bite me, okay? Speaking of which, there's only one place I want it, and that's where I can swallow it. Any other place, and someone's going to be in a lot of trouble... rl If you don't know where you're going, you should know where you came from. Gullah Proverb

She didn't. Not even close. Hence the . I like it when you stalk me, dear one. Jef will be so jealous. rl If you don't know where you're going, you should know where you came from. Gullah Proverb

http://www.acfei.com/images/PDF/articles/2004sp-Drug-Smuggling.pdf Yeah, she fit. Thanks, LisaMarie. rl If you don't know where you're going, you should know where you came from. Gullah Proverb

Because she was young. Because she was scared. rl If you don't know where you're going, you should know where you came from. Gullah Proverb

I don't have an issue with your post. Not at all. I just want to say that rape can be a life sentence too. You can get out of jail. You can't get out of your own head. rl If you don't know where you're going, you should know where you came from. Gullah Proverb

She fit the profile of a drug smuggler. And the profile of a drug smuggler is...? But it wasn't the argument you made, and it wasn't the argument I answered. rl If you don't know where you're going, you should know where you came from. Gullah Proverb

Progress, maybe: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/lancashire/4595606.stm Two released over parachute jump Two men arrested after a pair of base jumpers parachuted from the top of Blackpool Tower have been released without charge. The men were arrested on suspicion of criminal damage after security netting at the top of the tower was cut. Base jumping, which stands for Building, Aerial, Span, Earth, is the practice of parachuting from fixed objects such as bridges or cliffs. The tower saw a similar stunt 18 months ago but nobody was arrested. If you don't know where you're going, you should know where you came from. Gullah Proverb

From what I read, these are the facts of the matter. They don't seem to be in dispute. rl If you don't know where you're going, you should know where you came from. Gullah Proverb

That's not what I said. Go back and read it again. You can do better than this. rl If you don't know where you're going, you should know where you came from. Gullah Proverb

You still dodge answering a simple question, because it exposes the heart of the matter. I ask it again: Are people that are born with a mental illness or disability (or defect for that matter) any less human than you or I? Yes or no? No. But psychopathy is neither a mental illness nor a disability. It is "other." You keep trying to nudge me onto the slippery slope, Falko, and I'm not going. But if you want something I will compare it to, try anencephaly. An anencephalic birth is not human. It could have been human, but a necessary component for humanity is missing--a human brain. And just so is a psychopath missing a necessary component for humanity--the capacity for empathy. Please do not try this again. I don't agree with your definitions so we have no starting place for discussion. We have rupture. Whether or not I have an issue with psychopaths is not the issue. Don't try making it about me. The argument is still the argument, regardless of my personal feelings. rl If you don't know where you're going, you should know where you came from. Gullah Proverb

I dunno. I guess it's good enough if you're not that innocent man. I don't have an issue with the death penalty. I have an ISSUE with locking up/killing innocent people. We need to do better than that. rl If you don't know where you're going, you should know where you came from. Gullah Proverb

erm... some would say a guilty conviction IS proving we're only convicting the real criminals "Some" don't have much knowledge of the criminal court system. The first part of your statement is a truism. The second part of your statement is correct, but incomplete. We can improve it immeasurably, until the chance of making a mistake is so slim as to be almost non-existent. rl If you don't know where you're going, you should know where you came from. Gullah Proverb

Nice try. If you don't know where you're going, you should know where you came from. Gullah Proverb

Think about that for a minute. We fool ourselves into believing that locking up an innocent person for life is kinda okay. After all, if we don't kill him, he might get out in 20 or 30 or 40 years, when we finally figure out he was railroaded. He won't have a life--his life will have been destroyed--but hey, he's free now, right? So it's okay. The real answer is to make sure we're only convicting the real criminals. Fix the system, and then we can exterminate the most heinous of them without fear of making a mistake. If you don't know where you're going, you should know where you came from. Gullah Proverb

I have seen it before. You've seen projection before? Me too. NelKel was pretty vicious and relentless in his attacks. He got quite a lot of slack from the moderator. But he seems to think that he should've been able to make his attacks without challenge. rl If you don't know where you're going, you should know where you came from. Gullah Proverb

No.She.Did.Not. It was not a joke. Repeat. It was not a joke. No.She.Did.Not. There was no game. Repeat. There was no game. rl If you don't know where you're going, you should know where you came from. Gullah Proverb

John Paul II, who later met Agca in prison, publicly forgave him three days after the May 13, 1981... That might have something to do with the pardon he received.... Agca's attorney, Mustafa Demirbag, said Agca will be freed Thursday morning from jail and will go directly to a military post to begin military service, which is required under Turkish law. ...and this has a possibility of being productive. I dunno. My general theory is that it isn't intentions, stated intentions or outcomes that count so much as actions. Under that theory, the fact that he shot the Pope is enough to keep him in jail. But the Pope lived, and his action was to be forgiving. I don't know how to argue with that, given the course this seems to be taking. It will be interesting to see what happens next. rl, on the fence If you don't know where you're going, you should know where you came from. Gullah Proverb

Okay, you seem determined, so this is the reason: I don't enjoy the way you argue. You don't seem to read or write with any due care, and you don't consider the point that someone else is making (more obvious in other threads, but still apparent here). I don't enjoy the way you wiggle, evade, avoid and obfuscate. When you make a mistake, you don't say, "I didn't say what I meant," you say, "That's not what I said." It's not just here in this thread, but this thread was the capper for me. And specifically, in this thread, I am appalled by your treatment of the OP because you cared more about making your point (if that's what you call it) than about how you were indirectly making her out to be something of a lower life form. She isn't. She didn't do anything wrong; she did nothing more than ask the question: "Is this normal?" Instead of an answer, she got your rampage. The bottom line is that I am no longer much interested in arguing with you because arguing with you is no fun. rl If you don't know where you're going, you should know where you came from. Gullah Proverb

Come on, go drop some meth and come back when you can keep up. I think you need a nap. And a spanking. rl If you don't know where you're going, you should know where you came from. Gullah Proverb

I couldn't even keep track of what you wrote. If you don't know where you're going, you should know where you came from. Gullah Proverb

It's almost like being a mom all over again. rl If you don't know where you're going, you should know where you came from. Gullah Proverb

It does no good to make the demand when it seems that you have no intention of chilling. The only way to make someone "chill" is to first chill yourself. The last word is "zyxt," John. It's all yours. rl If you don't know where you're going, you should know where you came from. Gullah Proverb

Why who did you think I was going to fold into my torte Clarise? A torte leavened with alu … er … a special flour. Ah! I've been made the butt of the joke! You're a real pain in the ass sometimes, but you redeem it all by being funny as hell. Well done, Senator.

I would never call you a freak in this forum. rl If you don't know where you're going, you should know where you came from. Gullah Proverb