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Sheldon Cooper

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49. Well, you don't really have to 'bite' anything.

Wed Sep 4, 2013, 12:39 PM

Sep 2013

I really don't understand what more you would have wanted the state of OH to do. They got him LWOPed with almost no expense to the state, comparatively speaking. What's the point of doing more, other than satisfying a perverted blood lust?

Anyone who is in protective custody is checked periodically - if he was on an actual suicide watch, it would have been at least every fifteen minutes if not more frequently. Anyone can kill themselves if given 30 minutes to do so, so it's clearly not to prevent suicide. Also, he would not have been given bedsheets if there was concern about suicide. And yet that's what he used.

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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