Commie Pinko Dirtbag
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Mon Jul-11-11 01:09 PM
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"If we let passion take over restraint in our legal system we will have a legal system very much like post-revolution France, including daily beheadings based on crowd whim. Sadly a sizable percentage of the public would like to see just that."
I wish I had written that, but it wasn't me.
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GoneOffShore
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Mon Jul-11-11 01:12 PM
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1. One hopes that this will put an end to much hysteria. |
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But it probably won't.
Good try though.
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LaurenG
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Mon Jul-11-11 01:16 PM
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2. Oh I don't want to see be-headings. Scarlet "A's" pinned to people would work for me |
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Edited on Mon Jul-11-11 01:22 PM by LaurenG
but the A's don't stand for adulterer.
Seriously though I think some of us need to calm down and some need to get treatment for depression. :shrug:
edit: typo
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Mon Jul-11-11 01:17 PM
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3. The idea of daily beheadings |
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has a certain primitive appeal.
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Terry in Austin
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Mon Jul-11-11 01:39 PM
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4. Great lines from the movies |
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In Lawrence of Arabia, sheik Feisal (played by Alec Guinness) tells a British officer: "With Major Lawrence, mercy is a passion. With me, it is merely good manners. You may judge which motive is the more reliable."
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