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Th1onein

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34. And the Jews that the Nazis gassed were nothing but vermin, too, right?

Reply to Ilsa (Reply #7)

Wed Sep 4, 2013, 11:18 AM

Sep 2013

Sorry, but those kinds of rationalizations don't hold water.

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Cleveland kidnapper Ariel Castro found hanged in prison cell [View all] riqster Sep 2013 OP

~ In_The_Wind Sep 2013 #1

The LBN thread Kolesar Sep 2013 #2

We are liberals; we should not celebrate this man's death. Th1onein Sep 2013 #4

“I've never killed a man, but I've read many an obituary with a great deal of satisfaction.” hobbit709 Sep 2013 #6

He wasn't a man. He was a coward. A rapist. Ilsa Sep 2013 #7

And the Jews that the Nazis gassed were nothing but vermin, too, right? Th1onein Sep 2013 #34

That's a bullshit comparison, and you know it. Ilsa Sep 2013 #37

Dehumanization of another human being is dehumanization, any way you cut it. Th1onein Sep 2013 #120

And you dehumanized his victims Ilsa Sep 2013 #123

I said NOTHING about his victims, except that I'm sure they would rather him face justice. Th1onein Sep 2013 #127

Wow. What the fuck! HappyMe Sep 2013 #39

But she will call women who have had abortions "murderers" REP Sep 2013 #41

Really? HappyMe Sep 2013 #43

Really. REP Sep 2013 #54

Amazing. HappyMe Sep 2013 #62

Yes, she is staunchly anti-abortion and believes liberalhistorian Sep 2013 #82

Thanks for that insight JustAnotherGen Sep 2013 #86

I'm just dumbfounded. HappyMe Sep 2013 #88

Thank you. Somehow, I missed Ilsa Sep 2013 #105

WHO on this thread is expressing sympathy for Castro? lapislzi Sep 2013 #69

Well-put, I do agree with that. liberalhistorian Sep 2013 #90

Thanks. What we're never, ever going to see here, is justice. lapislzi Sep 2013 #92

You must have replied to the wrong person REP Sep 2013 #104

My bad, sorry. lapislzi Sep 2013 #109

I was on the jury... bunnies Sep 2013 #84

I thought it was a slam dunk for over-the-top Ilsa Sep 2013 #106

Me too. bunnies Sep 2013 #110

We are all victims of something, or someone, Ilsa. Compassion for the least of us Th1onein Sep 2013 #117

if this is only about grave dancing i can totally back you. but, your post compared innocent people seabeyond Sep 2013 #124

Seabeyond, my post compared the DEHUMANIZATION of one person to the Th1onein Sep 2013 #125

No, but the Nazis who commited those crimes were scumbuckets. riqster Sep 2013 #53

I don't believe in the death penalty. I think it lowers us as a society and as human beings. Th1onein Sep 2013 #118

Poor comparison, as others have pointed out. richmwill Sep 2013 #56

Godwin's Law so early in the thread? lapislzi Sep 2013 #64

First of all, that is the most ridiculous, asinine, inane, liberalhistorian Sep 2013 #77

Jesus Fucking Christ on a cracker. cliffordu Sep 2013 #79

It was alerted on, but Ilsa Sep 2013 #107

Hmm... Send me a copy will ya?? cliffordu Sep 2013 #108

i wanna see. nt seabeyond Sep 2013 #122

Wow. zappaman Sep 2013 #98

ya. i am going to have to say.... pretty damn disgusting. dont you feel any shame? nt seabeyond Sep 2013 #116

Well said LordGlenconner Sep 2013 #66

On the other hand, should the patient weep when the tumor is excised? Buns_of_Fire Sep 2013 #9

Sorry, but we are better than grave dancers. Th1onein Sep 2013 #35

You must have forgotten he caused one of his victims to miscarry repeatedly REP Sep 2013 #42

!! Sheldon Cooper Sep 2013 #45

But beating, torturing, starving a woman until she miscarries = all is forgiven REP Sep 2013 #58

Kinda sounds that way, doesn't it? Sheldon Cooper Sep 2013 #65

Oh, SNAP! liberalhistorian Sep 2013 #83

No, not dancing. Not mourning, either. Just glad he's gone for good. Buns_of_Fire Sep 2013 #71

Agreed. Ilsa Sep 2013 #111

You aren't in a position to know what his death did or did not do, are you? Th1onein Sep 2013 #119

I like to think of his suicide as beneficial erosion. aikoaiko Sep 2013 #47

I don't celebrate Scootaloo Sep 2013 #126

Hannibal just couldn't resist. BootinUp Sep 2013 #3

That saved us taxpayers a lot of money! B Calm Sep 2013 #5

That was my first thought. LuvNewcastle Sep 2013 #8

He couldn't take a dose of his own medicine liberal N proud Sep 2013 #10

That was my first thought. LisaLynne Sep 2013 #11

somebody messed up to allow Castro to commit suicide ..... Botany Sep 2013 #12

Not jumping for joy vankuria Sep 2013 #13

my first thought was what a whimp Heather MC Sep 2013 #14

Shame on the prison system! perdita9 Sep 2013 #15

If I were a victim of violent crime noamnety Sep 2013 #16

You would, but it wouldn't be what you expect. WCLinolVir Sep 2013 #26

yup. magical thyme Sep 2013 #31

Isn't it amazing?? WCLinolVir Sep 2013 #40

Prisons are extremely understaffed amuse bouche Sep 2013 #21

I can agree with your sense of outrage but... Swede Atlanta Sep 2013 #25

Agreed. Also, this is part of the reason the death penalty was reinstated in Texas. freshwest Sep 2013 #33

He was in protective custody, not on suicide watch. riqster Sep 2013 #27

the only way to prevent it Niceguy1 Sep 2013 #30

baloney. his 3 victims probably are able to breathe again for the first time in a decade plus magical thyme Sep 2013 #32

He wasn't considered a risk Renew Deal Sep 2013 #52

He indicated at his sentencing that he wanted visitation rights with the daughter Tanuki Sep 2013 #17

That was fast Catherine Vincent Sep 2013 #18

I just don't care. HappyMe Sep 2013 #19

He didn't suffer nearly enough. backscatter712 Sep 2013 #20

going sci-fi? maybe easier to achieve with VR... 0rganism Sep 2013 #115

I have mixed emotions...... Swede Atlanta Sep 2013 #22

An obvious suicide Orrex Sep 2013 #23

Gallows humor, in the most literal sense. Nt riqster Sep 2013 #29

Good riddance to bad rubbish... Woof_Woof Sep 2013 #24

Ohio taxpayers just saved $45,000 per year for who knows how long. Octafish Sep 2013 #28

Why did they accept a plea in a case in which the accused was so obviously guilty? Romulox Sep 2013 #36

He was NOT under a suicide watch. He was simply in protective custody. Sheldon Cooper Sep 2013 #46

He was being checked every 30 minutes. Romulox Sep 2013 #48

Well, you don't really have to 'bite' anything. Sheldon Cooper Sep 2013 #49

I was under the misapprehension that rape was considered a "capital" crime. I withdraw that Romulox Sep 2013 #50

Not every prisoner is checked at the same intervals riqster Sep 2013 #59

I guess the cascading logic is this: if you're being checked, you're being checked for SOMETHING... Romulox Sep 2013 #63

Not everyone in PC is a suicide risk. riqster Sep 2013 #67

Castro was obviously a suicide risk. Romulox Sep 2013 #70

And you got your medical and psychology degrees where, exactly? riqster Sep 2013 #72

He killed himself. Logically, that means he was a suicide risk. Romulox Sep 2013 #73

By your logic, anyone facing a life term should be classified a suicide risk, Sheldon Cooper Sep 2013 #76

No, not "anyone". But infamous criminals serving 1000 year sentences? Romulox Sep 2013 #94

Your syllogism fails, as do so many, because of an underlying premise. riqster Sep 2013 #81

Well, for starters, it's not a syllogism... nt Romulox Sep 2013 #93

BTW, I never said that "his suicide risk was obvious". I said it is now obvious that he was a risk. Romulox Sep 2013 #96

We don't know how diligent his minders were in their minding. lapislzi Sep 2013 #74

That was exactly my curiosity. My two interrogators seem to think the very thought is ludicrous. nt Romulox Sep 2013 #95

Nice snark in return. Sheldon Cooper Sep 2013 #97

You seem to have an emotional investment in arguing points I didn't make. I don't get your hostility Romulox Sep 2013 #99

So, you have no other argument except to reduce me to emotions and hostility. Sheldon Cooper Sep 2013 #102

I haven't a clue what your point is, and you seem unable to articulate it. Romulox Sep 2013 #103

BTW, I even admitted my error to you, upthread. You're in full blown "no quarter" mode, nonetheless Romulox Sep 2013 #101

A plea deal for life in prison Renew Deal Sep 2013 #55

We went over this, upthread. My mistake re: rape as a capital crime. nt Romulox Sep 2013 #57

It's OK Renew Deal Sep 2013 #61

He used a bed sheet. nt Ilsa Sep 2013 #112

Yes, I gathered as much, thanks. My question was more about whether he was considered a suicide Romulox Sep 2013 #113

I think the outrage about his crimes is where we need to remain united. Ilsa Sep 2013 #114

He got off too easy. Vashta Nerada Sep 2013 #38

+1 JustAnotherGen Sep 2013 #87

Good rl6214 Sep 2013 #44

I'm sorry he got out of his punishment get the red out Sep 2013 #51

Calling him an animal is an insult to the animal kingdom. . . DinahMoeHum Sep 2013 #60

Good. Let's hope his family doesn't decide to sue the state. nt msanthrope Sep 2013 #68

Every incarcerated person deserves access to a length of rope Loudly Sep 2013 #75

Really? What about the wrongly convicted? lapislzi Sep 2013 #80

Why would you deprive any such unfortunates the choice to opt out? Loudly Sep 2013 #85

Dead is permanent. lapislzi Sep 2013 #89

DTWAF Yavin4 Sep 2013 #78

Am I the only one who thinks this guy got some help? joeybee12 Sep 2013 #91

Outstanding! zappaman Sep 2013 #100

I guess the prospect of years of imprisonment didn't appeal to him. rocktivity Sep 2013 #121