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In reply to the discussion: Sources: Miss. tea party leader Mayfield commits suicide [View all]jtuck004
(15,882 posts)69. I understand what you are saying. It is wrong. Jail is not a deterrent for a large number of people.
Just because it is for you doesn't mean it is for them.
Whether they are sane or not is a separate issue.
But you seem to be more interested in proving what you are saying than looking at all the evidence around you, which is a waste of time.
Enjoy. And I won't be able to read any reply.
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For those who claim jail is not a deterent, these people would rather kill themselves than do time.
Spitfire of ATJ
Jun 2014
#1
Thousands of IWW workers, and civil rights workers later on, would say that isn't true. n/t
jtuck004
Jun 2014
#45
"Jail is obviously a deterrent to any sane person," < Not even close, as millions of
jtuck004
Jun 2014
#52
I understand what you are saying. It is wrong. Jail is not a deterrent for a large number of people.
jtuck004
Jun 2014
#69
Look at how many shooting rampages end with the guy taking himself out rather than face jail.
Spitfire of ATJ
Jun 2014
#90
I know it's not nice to speak ill of the dead, but a "nice guy?" I thought he was a foot soldier
MADem
Jun 2014
#5
Totally agree! He also took the selfish, chicken shit way out leaving a wife and kids!
Dustlawyer
Jun 2014
#49
I thnk they were going to show that Cochran cheated on her while she was helpless.
factsarenotfair
Jun 2014
#17
I totally agree with you but I think the Tea Partiers were desperate for something negative.
factsarenotfair
Jun 2014
#35
For someone who claims to be a Southern Baptist Christian, it would be adultery
OnlinePoker
Jun 2014
#55
Yes, but I also remember the regret expressed by Chuck Colson after he found God in prison
karynnj
Jun 2014
#91
As a lawyer he specialized in foreclosures, evictions, and creditors' rights.
factsarenotfair
Jun 2014
#23
But he might have been barred from practicing law and been unable to support himself. n/t
factsarenotfair
Jun 2014
#29
Not for him, but for every one who gets caught there are thousands who are just as evil
Doctor_J
Jun 2014
#94
We were told some years ago unless you have experienced thoughts of suicide then you do not know
Thinkingabout
Jun 2014
#88