Reply #8: You said it. [View All]

And that is pretty much why I think America is ultimately doomed unless it changes its way in a comprehensive fashion.

Some 25-30% of Americans are essentially lost causes. They will vote to cut their own throats rather than "agree" with the enemy.

And you've pretty much hit the nail on the head where at least half of the remainder are concerned.

It is not enough to hate the act for these people. They have to hate the person who commits the act, regardless of how pointless or counterproductive that hate is.

Some two thirds of Americans are not properly FOR anything. They are only against/hate that with which they do not agree and they behave/speak accordingly.

You are right. Child molester's should be treated decently. And you'd think that even if people can't get their head around the idea that such might actually deserve fair treatment simply as human beings, they should be able to manage the idea that future victims deserve it. An offender who knows he is going to receive fair and equitable treatment is far, far less likely to do something stupid and irreversible in a moment of panic.