A post about non-important things (RL)

[thistlechaser]

I keep almost-posting about California trying to get the death penalty going again. I could also post about the heat (thermometers in southern CA broke when they hit 113, and it's only 10 degrees cooler up here in the north). But I'm not in the mood to write about heavy subjects.

So, instead have a cool picture I found! Naked, non-perfect men dancing. In case "naked" wasn't enough of a clue, it's NWS. It's such an interesting picture, the men have such character, I can't stop looking at it.

It came from no_standart_ero, which is NWS as a whole (it's a wonderful Russian comm about non-standard erotic photographs).

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[voidmagus.livejournal.com]

Its been miserably hot here in the southeast all summer. Then suddenly, it is fall. Overnight, temperatures drop to the low 70s and have stayed there.

Shame you're not going into Death Penalty discussions...I'm always torn on the issue. Practical me supports, Idealist me rebukes. I'm this way with many issues - economics, many social issues, etc. When asked "Do you support X?" I always have to ask "With what goal in mind?"

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

I might post about it eventually, but I've been posting a lot lately and I generally try to keep things lighter. I suspect people like funny links and music better than serious stuff like me ranting about the death penalty.

I'm not torn at all. I'm fully against it. Two wrongs do not make a right. I in no way feel bad for the people facing the death penalty, they should be in prison and away from society for the rest of their lives. If possible, I'd have them doing some sort of hard labor in prison and no access to TV, books, music, other people, all that. No enjoyment.

However, to kill these people makes us as bad as them. ...well, not "as bad as", but it's making us do the same crime that we're killing them for.

That's the short version of it!

[voidmagus.livejournal.com]

That's the view Idealist me takes. The moment 1 innocent person is subjected to capital punishment, everyone is a murderer. And thereby potentially subject to the death penalty.

Trouble is, in the relatively short time I've been on earth, I've come across people who should not be allowed to live. One case in particular, I came into conflict with in college. Allowing him to survive guarantees suffering and worse any woman who caught his eye. In a college town with ample supply of attractive collegiates...One of whom was my girlfriend of 3 years. Police involvement resolved nothing, even with DNA, fingerprints, and witnesses. His father was a pricey lawyer. The case never even saw the inside of a courtroom. Sounds like an episode of Dexter, neh? Idealist me won in the end, and noone died. Though I did sever his ability to ever hunt women again. But I still wonder, to this day, is that any better than capital punishment?

So yea, I remain torn.