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Comatose Sphagetti

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36. Agreed

Reply to RobinA (Reply #28)

Tue Apr 20, 2021, 08:52 PM

Apr 2021

Way too much authoritarian, "f-him, lock him up, put him under the jail, hope he rots" attitude from some on these threads.
I would think we would be beyond that.
The ideal consequences for the perpetrator?
I don't know.
Misery and terror it is not.

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"Beware those in whom the urge to punish is strong." - Goethe [View all] Comatose Sphagetti Apr 2021 OP

I think we're celebrating justice. Raven Apr 2021 #1

There is a desire for justice Miguelito Loveless Apr 2021 #2

I'm advocating for redemption, like he softens his heart and learns from this soothsayer Apr 2021 #3

Many are celebrating that justice was done... TwilightZone Apr 2021 #4

Sounds like a description of Chauvin. n/t MarcA Apr 2021 #5

If you think qazplm135 Apr 2021 #6

Sad all around. Kid Berwyn Apr 2021 #7

Unrec ProfessorGAC Apr 2021 #8

Hear hear! CrackityJones75 Apr 2021 #17

+1000 smirkymonkey Apr 2021 #31

"Beware those in whom the urge to excuse away murder is strong" - Hekate Hekate Apr 2021 #9

+10000 Nevilledog Apr 2021 #30

Certain cultures train people to accept punishment... hunter Apr 2021 #10

Curious as to why you assume people are celebrating someone's misery. Caliman73 Apr 2021 #11

At whom is this assumption directed? nolabear Apr 2021 #12

"Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for justice." Matthew 5:6 meadowlander Apr 2021 #13

"Justice, justice shall you pursue" -- Deuteronomy 16:20 Hekate Apr 2021 #23

Read the room mcar Apr 2021 #14

"Beware those who conflate celebration of justice and celebration of misery... LanternWaste Apr 2021 #15

So well said!!! A second Goethe we have!!!! nt LAS14 Apr 2021 #19

1000% FlyingPiggy Apr 2021 #21

I am sorry... WTF???? CrackityJones75 Apr 2021 #16

Oh boy. gldstwmn Apr 2021 #18

"Beware those in whom the urge to tell people who so rarely experience true justice that celebrating StarfishSaver Apr 2021 #20

So bake the motherfucker a cake lillypaddle Apr 2021 #22

Excuse me? What I'm celebrating is that a jury of Americans ecstatic Apr 2021 #24

"... glad he's getting locked up." Comatose Sphagetti Apr 2021 #25

Would you prefer that he not be locked up? TwilightZone Apr 2021 #27

Ever had someone close to you murdered? I have. Withywindle Apr 2021 #34

"Don't do the crime if you can't do the time" - Baretta UnderThisLaw Apr 2021 #26

Thank You! RobinA Apr 2021 #28

He doesn't deserve blame or punishment? TwilightZone Apr 2021 #29

Both sides, eh? ecstatic Apr 2021 #35

Agreed Comatose Sphagetti Apr 2021 #36

Try if you will, to realize that one's visceral and emotional reactions LanternWaste Apr 2021 #37

You're misrepresenting the vast majority of postings on DU about the trial. TwilightZone Apr 2021 #38

As a former cop... skypilot Apr 2021 #40

Unrec x Infinity + 1 skypilot Apr 2021 #32

I concur! ChubbyStar Apr 2021 #39

That's why it's always good to be skeptical of cops Withywindle Apr 2021 #33