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Can we just shut down the Internet today? -- nm - Mop Aug 26, 10:25 2
- Sure fire way to stop bad things from happening -- nm - zork Aug 26, 10:30
- Hell no, I have Nightfalls and Iron Banner to do. -- nm - Shaun Aug 26, 10:26
Marcy Borders, 9/11 survivor photographed covered in dust, dies of stomach cancer at 42. -- (link) - Mop Aug 26, 10:24 1
- Ugh. That reminds me that last week I saw a show about a woman who was falsely claiming to be a 9/11 survivor -- nm - zork Aug 26, 10:27
The death penalty has always seemed like the response of a two year old to a problem. "She bit me so I bit her back." - TWuG Aug 26, 10:21 3
- Ironically, it's that emotion that enables us to have a sense of fairness and justice. - Roger More Aug 26, 10:35
- Also, executions are what people used to do for entertainment before we had the Internet. So they're outmoded. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 26, 10:22 1
  - So what you're saying is that convicts should be made to perform in online porn? -- nm - Mop Aug 26, 10:26
Michael Ironside won funniest line in Sean Connery: In His Own Words last night - spoilers - LMS Aug 26, 10:21
The thought of any STer (not just ML in particular) being a judge ... for some reason makes me think of Stephen Root as a judge. - Beryllium Aug 26, 10:18 3
- "I was told I could have voir dire from nine to eleven." -- nm - TWuG Aug 26, 10:23 2
  - "they've moved my bench four times already this year, and I used to be over by the window, and I could see the squirrels, and they were married" -- nm - Beryllium Aug 26, 10:26
  - "Somebody took my gavel." -- nm - Beryllium Aug 26, 10:24
ST Poll #hooker: If you were a prostitute (or escort if you want to be high scale) what would your trade name be? -- nm - ty97 Aug 26, 10:11 14
- Good Conversationalist - TWuG Aug 26, 10:17
- TDM - The Dangling Member -- nm - Jovian Aug 26, 10:16
- Big Papi -- nm - ReluctantCynic (Deputy Assistant Ruiner) Aug 26, 10:15
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  - Slappy Lobal -- nm - zork Aug 26, 10:25
  - Prince Albert -- nm - zork Aug 26, 10:22
  - Cuddles McGee -- nm - jangles Aug 26, 10:21
  - Biff Uniball? Conan the Hooded Barbarian? Nm - ralph wiggum Aug 26, 10:18 1
    - Girth Brooks? -- nm - Beryllium Aug 26, 10:19
  - We all know it's Power Bottom -- nm - MDH Aug 26, 10:15 2
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    - Powers, MDH. Powers. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 26, 10:16
- Tawny Kitaen -- nm - Pippy Aug 26, 10:13 1
  - I can hardly Kitaen myself! -- nm - TWuG Aug 26, 10:15
"2015 is by far America's worst ever year for mass shootings." -- (link) - mud Aug 26, 10:09 5
- Who compiled this information? We must stop them! -- nm - NRA Aug 26, 10:14
- Man I remember the McDonalds Massacre like it was yesterday. - Jovian Aug 26, 10:13 1
  - You're older than I thought -- nm - zork Aug 26, 10:29
- We're #1! U-S-A! U-S-A! -- nm - ty97 Aug 26, 10:12
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Just got a call from the Governor's office....not me. :-( -- nm - ML Aug 26, 10:06 33
- sorry to hear. -- nm - Remlik Aug 26, 10:29
- That means bigger and better things are coming. -- nm - JaxSean Aug 26, 10:20 1
  - MAG? -- nm - Beryllium Aug 26, 10:20
- Doh! Sorry bro. -- nm - Shaun Aug 26, 10:19
- They found ST, huh? Sorry man. -- nm - zork Aug 26, 10:17
- boooooooo. -- nm - kelly Aug 26, 10:16
- Sorry. But i assume just making the short-list is a big career boost? -- nm - Andie Aug 26, 10:16
- Crap! I'm sure it was great just to be nominated and hopefully they'll give you another shot in the future. -- nm - Krusty Aug 26, 10:14
- Sucks! we want a recount - Pippy Aug 26, 10:14
- Thanks all. It would have been cool, but I'm okay with it. - ML Aug 26, 10:14 5
  - I'll be curious if he picks a democrat. -- nm - Imperator Aug 26, 10:15 1
    - MN judges are apolitical in nature--no affiliations. -- nm - ML Aug 26, 10:16
  - And just being considered this far leaves you in contention for the next open slot, no? -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Aug 26, 10:15 2
    - Maybe, maybe not. It's so hard to tell. - ML Aug 26, 10:16 1
      - Definitely. We don't even need confirmations up here. All are direct appointments and lots of politics involved. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Aug 26, 10:21
- Boo. Move for a bad court thingy! -- nm - Inigo Aug 26, 10:13
- Robes don't do much for anybody's figure anyway. -- nm - emoticripple Aug 26, 10:12 2
  - he could have had them zubaz'd -- nm - Beryllium Aug 26, 10:15 1
    - I just shot salad into my nose, thanks Bery. -- nm - emoticripple Aug 26, 10:17
- Their loss, our gain? - IrishStephen Aug 26, 10:12
- Sucks, sorry man -- nm - ty97 Aug 26, 10:11
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- Booooo! -- nm - Tim Aug 26, 10:10
- Awww, ST strenuously objects. Or demands a recount! Or something! Nm - ralph wiggum Aug 26, 10:10
- yer still young. -- nm - mud Aug 26, 10:10
- Sorry to hear that :( -- nm - Beryllium Aug 26, 10:09
- :-( - ReluctantCynic (Deputy Assistant Ruiner) Aug 26, 10:09
- hrm. that sucks. I'll still send you the zubaz robes though, k? -- nm - oblique Aug 26, 10:08
- The state of Minnesota's significant loss. -- nm - Imperator Aug 26, 10:08
- Sorry. But I'm sure you're still on his radar. -- nm - decline Aug 26, 10:07
- Damn. Sorry. -- nm - Mop Aug 26, 10:07
- Sorry. Maybe next time? -- nm - TWuG Aug 26, 10:07
- Sorry dude. -- nm - spamlet, Reigning Blood Feud Champion Aug 26, 10:07
Future surplus equipment you'll be seeing on your city's streets. - emoticripple Aug 26, 10:05
Well, we've found something Randall Cobb can't do. -- nm - Imperator Aug 26, 10:03
OK, let me ask you this: If you support summary executions, as appears to be the discussion here, could you also support a life sentence of torture? - Beryllium Aug 26, 10:03 3
- The way some places bungle executions ... -- nm - zork Aug 26, 10:19
- no -- nm - Pippy Aug 26, 10:15
- er, well, no. That'd be cruel and unusual -- nm - JD Aug 26, 10:05
Is there a video of this online yet? It sounds fun. -- (link) - Beryllium Aug 26, 09:56 6
- Looks like it starts in 5 minutes. -- nm - Mop Aug 26, 09:57 5
  - Well, I'll be in a meeting shortly -- nm - Beryllium Aug 26, 09:58 4
    - In a video conference with a pain in the ass consultant in "New York City"? -- nm* - Mop Aug 26, 10:07 1
      - Not that I'm aware of. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 26, 10:09
    - wait, that came out wrong -- nm - Beryllium Aug 26, 09:58 1
      - uh huh. sure -- nm - Pippy Aug 26, 10:00
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I think we could all use a drink after today. -- (link) - Shaun Aug 26, 09:49 [youtube]
I am not saying kill everyone, but there has to be a line to be drawn..... - groiny Aug 26, 09:45 49
- My opposition to the death penalty has never been about the value of the condemned to society, but about my unwillingness - TWuG Aug 26, 09:52 12
  - I agree. I don't want anyone killed by the state in my name. I'll never be okay with the death penalty. -- nm - Krusty Aug 26, 10:05
  - I'm curious about something that was on B2. groin suggested to just give this guy a gun and let him finish the job... - Jim Aug 26, 10:03 7
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    - Have you seen The Secret In Their Eyes? (If not, see it before the remake with Julia Roberts) -- nm - Roger More Aug 26, 10:12 4
      - My Vudu group has it, if anyone's interested. -- nm - Mop Aug 26, 10:22
      - I have not...so I have no idea what this response is supposed to mean. -- nm - Jim Aug 26, 10:13 2
        
        Just that it summarises that viewpoint - semi-spoilers - Roger More Aug 26, 10:19
        
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    - My rational, speaking for no one else, is that if I have established control of your person, than it is incumbent upon me - TWuG Aug 26, 10:11
  - i just think killing them takes away all our moral high-ground. it can't be okay for the good guys, if it isn't okay for the bad guys. - Andie Aug 26, 09:56 2
    - I've said this before, but for a long time I was in favor of the death penalty on the theory that when someone commits a capital crime they forfeit - pmb Aug 26, 10:02
    - Pretty much. Context is the difference between killing and murder, but we should work to - TWuG Aug 26, 09:58
- In theory, that's fine. But look at how many "convicted killers" have been freed in IL because they were innocent? - spamlet, Reigning Blood Feud Champion Aug 26, 09:52 10
  - Derek Bentley was the last person to be executed in the UK. It's a heart breaking story. -- nm - LMS Aug 26, 10:02
  - oh, I think the rules have to be different. I would guess very few people would actually be put down. - groiny Aug 26, 09:55 7
    - In the end in order to protect from these things the cost to actually get to an execution is actually higher than just imprisoning. It just winds up - pmb Aug 26, 09:57 3
      - I am not getting into a cost justification debate. - groiny Aug 26, 09:59 2
        
        Then make life mean life. -- nm - TWuG Aug 26, 10:00
        
        Parole doesn't have to be an option. -- nm - pmb Aug 26, 09:59
    - Exactly - when you catch the guy with a smoking gun in his hand - it's pretty cut and dry. -- nm - Jim Aug 26, 09:56 1
      - Real life isn't the boondock saints, and no matter how much it might seem like they are needed, it's a line that should not be crossed. - Beryllium Aug 26, 10:00
    - I don't think there's a line that "dude murdered his three children in a fire" doesn't cross. - spamlet, Reigning Blood Feud Champion Aug 26, 09:56
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- How is it possible to know the answer to that - znufrii Aug 26, 09:52
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  - at some point, you lose your right to be treated as a human, when you commit acts that are so non human. - groiny Aug 26, 09:52 17
    - I disagree that anyone loses the right to be treated as a human. Because I'm the one treating them as such, if I deny their humanity - TWuG Aug 26, 09:57
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      - we as a society have a right to live without worrying about some jagoff raping my kids. - groiny Aug 26, 09:57 13
        
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        as of today, there is no such law, correct? - groiny Aug 26, 10:00 11
        
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        In many states there are "life w/o parole" statutes. It seems silly to say you want a scheme to keep people in prison but are unwilling - TWuG Aug 26, 10:06 2
        
        ok, life in prison getting raped and abused is perfectly fine by me too. nm -- nm - groiny Aug 26, 10:09 1
        
        That just sounds like someone who wants their revenge and they want it long and slow. -- nm - Jim Aug 26, 10:10
        
        so, work to change that law. -- nm - Andie Aug 26, 10:02 6
        
        I;m assuming that this is directed at the lawyer who said it's a simple solution. -- nm - Shaun Aug 26, 10:06 4
        
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        with all due respect, Jack, it is not about revenge. - groiny Aug 26, 10:11 1
        
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        that is fine as well, but just like gun reform, these things take time. - groiny Aug 26, 10:04
    - There are no such acts - jangles Aug 26, 09:53
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    - I'd teach them that their actions have consequences. The worse the action, the worse the consequence. -- nm - Jim Aug 26, 09:54 1
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- Word. -- nm - Jim Aug 26, 09:48
- agreed -- nm - Pippy Aug 26, 09:46
Proof that even dogs get it wrong sometimes -- (link) - ML Aug 26, 09:44 1
- that poor dog -- nm - decline Aug 26, 09:45
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- I don't think we should put prostitutess to death either. -- nm - iSpam Aug 26, 09:47
- I'll let Michael Keaton talk about it instead. -- (link) - Inigo Aug 26, 09:46 [youtube] 3
  - Love that movie -- nm - eag Aug 26, 09:50 2
    - The Love Brokers! -- nm - Jim Aug 26, 09:50 1
      - "Chuck! I got it! Take LIVE tuna fish, and feed 'em mayonnaise! Oh this is great." - Inigo Aug 26, 09:54
- D. legalized but little to no regulation. Keep your damn government hands off the boobies! -- nm - decline Aug 26, 09:44 1
  - If the Ashley Madison hack has taught us anything, it's that the gov employees love the boobies. - ty97 Aug 26, 10:12
- What, you didn't see my post on B2? Couple arrested for turning out a group of minors and driving them around the Southeast. One of them died! -- nm - Mop Aug 26, 09:44
- What about prostitutes? -- nm - ReluctantCynic (Deputy Assistant Ruiner) Aug 26, 09:44 3
  - rentboy.com got taken down and now Jack wants to legalize prostitution -- nm - decline Aug 26, 09:45 1
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  - They will be here with the crack for the draft tomorrow. -- nm - Spawn Aug 26, 09:44
- C. -- nm - samara Aug 26, 09:40
- i don't talk about it - jangles Aug 26, 09:40 1
  - like so? -- (link) - Beryllium Aug 26, 09:43 [youtube]
In celebration of Induna Bill... -- nm - Imperator Aug 26, 09:39 1
- *raises a glass to Bill* -- nm - Andie Aug 26, 09:43

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