Your methods have been tried since dawn of civilisation and have not worked.
They are the norm in the most despotic and corrupt countries on earth today.
The answer is not more violence.
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I donāt think Terry, who is now sadly too deceased to clarify his opinion on matter, means what you think he means in regard to that particular passage.
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That depends what we mean by āworkedā.
We would believe that criminal justice should ultimately be about reducing the amount of crime, keeping the public safe and rehabilitating offenders.
@Klopptimist believes that criminal justice should be the stateās agent of vengeance and itās primary aim should be to deliver retribution and fury on those that transgress, regardless of the collateral damage.
By his perspective those methods work fine. Ok you get more crime, and people having committed petty offences get put on a pathway to serious ones, and innocent people end up dead, but thatās just collateral.
Someone rapes their wife, and then while awaiting trial, rapes their domestic partner. Danger to others in the prison?
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Nah heās the alpha male donāt you know? Heāll definitely be able to beat all of them.
When youāve read all his books several times, come back to me.
Iām sure I havenāt read his books more than you, but I have read him enough to be reasonably sure that the passage you quote is an ironic commentary on the absurdity of capital punishment, not an endorsement of it.
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Scenario 1. I murder and the punishment is being shot.
Scenario 2. I murder and sandle wearing flowery skirt attired do-gooders talk to me about it for a few years whilst Iām housed, fed and kept warm.
Preference?
Our thermostat is set at 16 degrees, fucking freezing. Bet you Ā£100 (which you wonāt do) that prisons have a far left recommendation of 20 degrees and weāre paying for it. As an example.
Correct and evidently so.
So your view, based on his books, is that Terry Pratchett, was an advocate of the death penalty?
A yes/no reply will do.
Far left recommendation. Who has been in power for 12 years?
You look absolutely ridiculous in this discussion. Stop cosplaying as Chigurh and find your way back to reality.
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Trans woman rapist Isla Bryson will not serve her prison sentence at Cornton Vale womenās prison, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said on Thursday.
Speaking at FMQs in the Scottish Parliament, Sturgeon said: āThe risk assessment is under way. However, as in all cases, the Scottish Prison Service will not wait until an assessment is completed if they think action is required more quickly ā and this prisoner is not going to be incarcerated in Cornton Vale womenās prison.
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Why is everything about money with you? It seems your anger dials up a few notches when the conversation turns to the personal monetary cost of something, through taxes, to you. You and @Dane must get along like a house on fire. Obviously in a non-homosexual way.
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I have to say, Iām surprised to see @Klopptimist feeling sympathy for people who canāt pay their heating bills. His usual response is that should have not been lazy, and just worked harder like he did.
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I find that response quite problematic. Does this imply as per my previous example that no rapists are held in womenās prisons, or is this simply a knee-jerk reaction to the media coverage?
Iām not sure where Bryson is currently detained, but if theyāre already in Cornton Vale, then has something happened between the initial detention and now to suggest that āaction is required more quicklyā, or is it entirely because of the backlash thatās occurring in the media?
Iāve no idea what his stance was. I like the quote from the character which is why I posted it. Terry was probably against CP, he was more gentle and kind than me. So no. But think about this. When I write a book, your twin will be in it just for giggles. Does that make me a Mao loving Marxist?
Ever paid a Ā£20k tax bill because you almost killed yourself working so hard?
Didnāt think so.
Youāre getting the hang of this finally.
Iāve read all his books at least twice and all of the Discworld books three times.
I agree with @Mascot
Agreed - I do not see how Sturgeon can square this with the assertions ātrans women are womenā and āthere are no risks to gender self-identificationā
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