>Do you believe rehabilitation is impossible or do you want revenge?
I don't believe that someone who commits mass murder can be rehabilitated, no. It isn't about revenge; it's about public safety.
Someone once pointed out that hoping a rapist gets raped in prison isn't a victory for his victim(s), because it somehow gives him what he had coming to him, but it's actually a victory for rape and violence. I wish I could remember who said that, because they are right. The score doesn't go Rapist: 1 World: 1. It goes Rape: 2.
What this man did is unspeakable, and he absolutely deserves to spend the rest of his life in prison. If he needs to be kept away from other prisoners as a safety issue, there are ways to do that without keeping him in solitary confinement, which has been shown conclusively to be profoundly cruel and harmful.
Putting him in solitary confinement, as a punitive measure, is not a victory for the good people in the world. It's a victory for inhumane treatment of human beings. This ruling is, in my opinion, very good and very strong for human rights, *precisely* because it was brought by such a despicable and horrible person. It affirms that all of us have basic human rights, even the absolute worst of us on this planet.
This is precisely why I lost all interest in Oculus the instant I heard that it had been acquired by Facebook.
So, installing malicious software means your information can be accessed? SHOCKING.
Man, here I was hoping helm's deep would reinvigorate LOTRO. And yes, I had even pre-ordered it.
I haven't posted a journal here in almost three years, because I couldn't find the button to start a new entry.
So... hi, Slashdot. I used to be really active here, but now I mostly lurk and read. I've missed you.
Spot on analogy, Tackhead. +1, you.
Hahaha. I had forgotten about the LBs. Hope you are doing well soon.
Thanks man. Advogato 4 lyfe.
Hahahaha -- ah, the ball gag. That brings back memories.
your faithful readers are now super concerned about the future without any founders direction!
It's okay, now we can have endless discussions about whether such-and-such story submission or minor alteration in site design is in keeping with the founders' vision.
Almost like we planned it that way. Too bad we didn't!
I SEE YOU PUDGE
Nope, CBN left a few years ago. Samzenpus and Timothy are still around tho'!
You can refer to me as "Norman" if that makes it more palatable.
The worst part is that I did miss first post. But it was chrisd who beat me so that makes it slightly more bearable.
New York... when civilization falls apart, remember, we were way ahead of you. - David Letterman
