THE BORE
General => The Superdeep Borehole => Topic started by: The Fake Shemp on January 28, 2008, 04:46:10 AM
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Like, would you support a guy who only kills murderers and the lowest of the low?
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like TVC? sure.
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i dont think so
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I guess I'm conflicted, because I don't condone murder, but it's hard to find fault wth Dexter's methods.
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Nope!
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I don't have a problem with killing people like that but Dexter gets stimulated from murdering those sorts of people because of what happened to his mother. Most people would support somebody like that and if I knew the truth of the serial killer, I would applaud him too. I would not applaud or condemn him if everybody knew it was a guy like Dexter though.
That is the gimmick to the show though. It gives you a voyeuristic look at a killer.
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I'm raising my daughter by the Code of Harry as we speak. She's only little but she can already choke off the carotid pretty well, and I'm going to move her up to sharp tools next week (a rubber duck is not quite what you want for incapacitating a grown man). Soon my neighborhood shall be (practically) serial-killer free!
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if the person only killed the lowest of the low: serial killers, pedophiles, rapists, and nintendo fanthings? fo' sho'.
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I wouldn't applaud it, but I would more than likely condone it if I was in a position of exposing him/her.
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Some people gots to be dealt with.
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i would not
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When does this show come on?
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When does this show come on?
Sundays at 9,but it doesn't come on anymore now.You're gonna have to buy it to watch.
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When does the Season 2 DVD come out? I'm trying to decide whether to just download the episodes or wait.
Season 1 was so good.
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Download! Download! Download!
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Dexter is one case where I'll buy two copies whenever it releases. But for now, a downloading I will go.
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The Boondock Saints?
Yes. I'd applaud Desxter IRL.
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Dexter's discretion could falter at any time.
That is the core reason I cant support such vigilantes.
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Download Season 2 and buy it later.
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I would not support such a vigilante in real life. That is too much power and responsibility for one person--let alone a sociopath. There is a reason why the police do not arrest, prosecute, judge, and execute criminals all by themselves.
Even if a vigilante was capable of living up to Harry's stringent code and possessed infallible judgment, I would still not support his actions. Sanctioning the actions of one vigilante could encourage less scrupulous men to imitate the actions of our anti-hero. These men would likely unintentionally kill the innocent or simply target people for lesser crimes.
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I would not support such a vigilante in real life. That is too much power and responsibility for one person--let alone a sociopath. There is a reason why the police do not arrest, prosecute, judge, and execute criminals all by themselves.
Even if a vigilante was capable of living up to Harry's stringent code and possessed infallible judgment, I would still not support his actions. Sanctioning the actions of one vigilante could encourage less scrupulous men to imitate the actions of our anti-hero. These men would likely unintentionally kill the innocent or simply target people for lesser crimes.
I'm not a sociopath
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I would support him if I was sure he was actually killing the lowest of the low, and since I could never be sure, I would never realistically support such a person. I love the idea of vigilantism though. It's something I'd want to do myself if I thought I had a realistic ability to.
if the person only killed the lowest of the low: serial killers, pedophiles, rapists, and nintendo fanthings? fo' sho'.
Rape is terrible, but rapists are not worthy of death, unless they do so excessively and viciously. As for pedophiles, Shouldn't they have to act on their urges before being punished?
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Rape is terrible, but rapists are not worthy of death, unless they do so excessively and viciously. As for pedophiles, Shouldn't they have to act on their urges before being punished?
that was a gag line, captain industry. that said, as the father of a three-year-old daughter, i have no sympathy for either rapists or pedophiles, and wish only the very worst upon them.
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Rape is terrible, but rapists are not worthy of death, unless they do so excessively and viciously.
So, if they only rape once in a blue moon, and tenderly, they're cool?
Eh
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Rape is terrible, but rapists are not worthy of death, unless they do so excessively and viciously.
So, if they only rape once in a blue moon, and tenderly, they're cool?
Eh
Does not follow, Mr Logic. Just not worthy of being put to death.
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Does not follow, Mr Logic.
Not being snide. I really don't understand how one is worth death and not the other given these two. Rape is rape. I can see you being anti-death in any instance of it.
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Does not follow, Mr Logic.
Not being snide. I really don't understand how one is worth death and not the other given these two. Rape is rape. I can see you being anti-death in any instance of it.
Personally, I am against the death penalty.
Do you honestly believe that, for example, a date rapist and a serial rapists who tortures his victims for hours should receive the same exact punishments? While all acts of rape are reprehensible, they are not equally reprehensible. This is also true with murder and many other crimes. And the law seems to agree with me as not all rapists and not all murders are punished equally.
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Do you honestly believe that, for example, a date rapist and a serial rapists who tortures his victims for hours should receive the same exact punishments? While all acts of rape are reprehensible, they are not equally reprehensible. This is also true with murder and many other crimes. And the law seems to agree with me as not all rapists and not all murders are punished equally.
The clarification helps. Thanks.
I see where you're going with the point that crimes are sometimes carried further in certain cases, but I think, personally, that after a certain given line, that it becomes overkill and practically speaking, no longer matters. For an example: if I chop you up into little bits in one case, or chop you up into little bits in front of friends and family in the other, I've gone over the edge either way. The exact point where I jumped off was when I decided to make mince-meat of you. After that, its just icing.
So, if I consider rape heinous, yes, I can say that some rape is more brutal than others, but in practice, I treat them pretty much the same. Its like a judge giving you two consecutive life sentences instead of one. Sure, he can say you got two because you're so fucking vile that you deserve it, but its for show.
I believe a lot of the disparity in sentencing comes from who's reading and acting upon it too, and not just how its written. Though law is a fucking complex bitch no matter how you slice it.