One more reason to wake up and literally kiss the ground and thank whatever gods that we live here.

but yes, we are a heck of a lot better than many countries.

Speaking of strapping people on a gurney.. I hope I will soon move to a state where the death penalty is abolished. It literally makes me sick, as in throwing up. I can't belive that we assume the power of a god and take other people's life just to get revange. It's a sick sick practice, and I cant even express in words how I feel about it.

people will absolutely shake their heads over Barack Obama fighting so hard for universal health care but passively accepting the barbaric and medieval atrocity of capital punishment.

I can't even read about people being put down. There was a thread here yesterday, I couldn't bring myself to click on it.

Yes, PBO should have stepped in and stopped it.

Bit he hasn't.

Why?

Will "they" get mad at him?

Fuck this

their really isn't a heck of alot he could do.
state law is state law ....

While I'm opposed to the death penalty on the grounds that it's inevitably going to be sometimes misapplied, I think that's an important detail not to omit.

I'll not thank any of them, they all suck equally.

It's people believing in irrational nonsense that's the problem.

I'm not religious, but I'm spiritual. I guess I fall under the agnostic label.

Why do you care who or what other people give thanks to? I'm not going to entertain your religious debate, there are groups for that where I'm sure plenty will debate you.

Have a nice day.

I'm not looking to have a religious debate with you either. I responded to your initial post because I felt it was simplistically childish and willfully ignorant if facts.
Reality is not my opinion, it's what's true for everyone.

I am interested to know just what you mean by "I'm not religious, but I'm spiritual". Can you elaborate on that?

And I understand your reluctance to clarify just what you mean by "spiritual, not religious" , as well as "I'm not atheist, I'm agnostic", as if one is interchangeable with the other.

Peace.

Are there any other links to this story?

It's legit.

http://news.yahoo.com/pakistan-policeman-suspended-accusing-baby-attempted-murder-004853608.html

Hmmm.. weird

That the official who registered the case against the child has been suspended. Gee, I wonder why.

giggling at peek-a-boo, and learning to crawl.

...that he didn't drip any spitwads on the cops while under arrest?... I didn't think so.

TYY

I worked briefly in peds and the lil ones suffering just broke my heart. God dammit!! And now you're telling me that somewhere in the world , some moronic "judge" may sentence this completely iinnocent infant to suffering??

Wtf has this world come to???

Who knows what's going to happen to him. You seem to be surprised to my reaction , but not to the fact that an infant has been charged with attempted murder!

So WTF right back at you!

The child's appearance in court has prompted the intervention of politicians who are demanding an inquiry. A police officer has been suspended.


Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/pakistan-charges-9-month-old-conspiring-murder-article-1.1746677#ixzz2y31m6CvY

:-D

That's a refreshing change from the usual reaction: "Don't encourage him!!!"

Grrrrrr!

...that's just sad.

And you find it funny.



You're blocked.

I consider it an honor.

so there is that.

Too bad all those western media sources didn't publish the torture of children in our detention centers, but then, that would have made US look bad. Or how many Pakistani children we've droned to death, that too would make US look bad.

And way too bad that they saw fit to waste time on this as some kind of news story when there is so much news they do not cover.

once again

child has been arrested.

But as I said above, it did make Pakistan look bad.

Nine-month-old babies cannot throw rocks hard enough to even injure someone, much less kill them. Zero-tolerance policies really are stupid, you know that?