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Originally posted by Lucid Lunacy
reply to post by Sonya610
Well then agree to disagree then, because what I am saying is that I think these kinds of violent sex offenders are so sick mentally that they don't perceive right and wrong in the same rational and sane way that we, the normal people, do. That's what makes them sick; they think it's 'okay'.
I am not making excuses for them. I have been quite clear as to how I feel they should be dealt with. Still, I think it's a misinterpretation to think they have a fully cognizant understanding of their actions, or even that it is sexual in nature.
Originally posted by Mukantagara
Quoting from the article:
www.foxnews.com...
"Police did not anticipate any charges against McNally."
"In this situation, I don't think he was trying to kill him..."
"The death is under investigation and will be reviewed by a Marion County prosecutor."
"Nobody wins..."
"It's a lose-lose situation for everybody. He (rapist) has family also."
Now, I've been accused of being hypersensitive to the bias in the mainstream media. But I have seen this "poor filth bag" under tone in nearly every story where a man has killed a piece of trash like this. And the tone gets accusatory towards the defender of his home and family when he uses a gun.
We were talking about this at work and nearly all the men agreed, hang em' and hang em' high. A dead child-molesting monster won't ruin the lives of more children nor will he kill any more children. There are big winners here, the man, his wife, society at large and especially his daughter.
Originally posted by feydrautha
they are cognizant, they know what they are doing because what they do is based on their 'sexual preference'.
Originally posted by avingard
Originally posted by earthman4
I think death is too strong a punishment for the crime. I don't think the homeowner should be charged but he should be ashamed. I bet the sex offender got caught taking a leak in an alley. Maybe he was lost. Maybe he was going to rape. His crime was trespassing. You can't deal a death penalty until they commit the crime. I know it seems wrong but it is just.
He was naked in the girls bedroom; there is absolutely no rationalizing a possible case, legal or moral, against the father. You should be ashamed for blaming this man rather than applauding him. A naked man in a 17 year old's bedroom is not lost, he was not taking a leak in the alley he intended to molest, rape, or worse.
Your position doesn't seem wrong, it is wrong.
Originally posted by feydrautha
Originally posted by Anonymous ATS
reply to post by mybigunit
Maybe if they'd whacked him once or twice and not "beaten the hell out of him" it'd be ok.
Having someone break into your house does not give you a legal, nor IMO a moral right to inflict injury or pain for your own emotional satisfaction, only to protect your posessions and safety. Once the guy was subdued they could/should have tied him up.
so, do you think the family of the dead guy should now sue for wrongful death?
in ohio, until very recently, if someone broke into your home, under law, your only option was to leave if you could.
thats changed, and rightly so, if someone invades your home now, shoot first and ask questions later.
if the criminal invades your home, knowing that they risk paying with their lives, then the decision is theirs.
not mine, because i will shoot. thats a given.
its not that i think my tv is worth more than their life, its that the theif must decide wether their own life is worth stealing my tv over.
because i will shoot them, and to avoid any civil lawsuit later, it will be a decidedly fatal shot.
Originally posted by son of PC
reply to post by sos37
Very good post. I have an aluminum baseball bat under my bed for any intruder. Anyone who breaks in will have to hope I cut them some slack. Maybe, but legally once they break in they are fair game.
Originally posted by Sonya610
I agree, they know what they are doing. And at the same time there are plenty of people that DO have the desire to rape, or molest kids, or whatever, and they consciously do not act on those desires simply because they have a conscience and they feel it would be very wrong to do so (they have empathy).
However many others that do not have empathy, and do act on their desires may fully realize they are causing a massive amount of trauma for the victim, they just don't care.
Originally posted by son of PC
Very good post. I have an aluminum baseball bat under my bed for any intruder. Anyone who breaks in will have to hope I cut them some slack. Maybe, but legally once they break in they are fair game.
Originally posted by earthman4
But what about the scenario where a drunk niehbor walks in the wrong house? Does he deserve to die? We have to have some moral dignity to hold off on the immidiate dispensing of justice. we must have the whole story before we execute another person.
Originally posted by feydrautha
pedo's are no different, the problem is how to confront this?
Originally posted by feydrautha
pedo's do not engage in their preferred sexual activity without rape in one form or another... their partners do not consent.
Originally posted by earthman4
Originally posted by feydrautha
Originally posted by Anonymous ATS
reply to post by mybigunit
But what about the scenario where a drunk niehbor walks in the wrong house? Does he deserve to die? We have to have some moral dignity to hold off on the immidiate dispensing of justice. we must have the whole story before we execute another person.
No he shouldnt be this guy obviously was going to Rape the mans daughter so i would have done the same and whooped that guy. Dont mess with my family.