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07/10/2007 04:16 #40032

the things that inspire us at 3am
Category: death row
Why are we wasting valuble bodies of people on death row when we could be donating them to science and using them as test subjects instead of rats and other animals??? Aside from the animal rights point of views... i hold those, too, don't get me wrong.. but seriously...we spend all this $$$ housing people in jails until they're put to death, all the while knowing that we're just going to kill them. Just like we spend all this $$$ on testing animals that have resemblances to the human make up, and re testing and testing some more... why do that when we could just test actual human beings? If the idea of being put to death does nothing to stop a person from comitting a serious crime, would the idea of being treated like an animal? A real animal... not in a jail where criminals get to sleep on beds and eat real food and change their underwear... I mean throw them naked into a cage full of that rat bedding shit and feed them dogfood... yeah it might sound inhumane but theyre serious criminals...who would have otherwise been put to death. Their lives would be spared (minus whatever effects the tests have), stop the "eye for an eye" mentality and the controversy surrounding that notion...(we don't have a right to put someone to death even though they killed someone else) .... and use their already wasted lives to eventually save thousands of others who may actually do something positive for this planet. Let them die with some kind of real dignity while saving taxpayers a little bit of cash, or putting that $$ to better use. People make their own choices, and if you choose to live like an animal despite your humanity then thats obviously what you want so why the hell not?? Im sure that there are people out there that have already thought this through, but i've never heard this theory so I think im an absolute genious because it just sounds so damn practical!!! Too practical for people in power to come up with on their own. To whomever thought about this shit first... IM WITH YA ALL THE WAY!!!!! SAVE ANIMALS, SAVE LIVES, SAVE $$$$. seriously... its a win win situation!!!!

joshua - 07/10/07 13:49
Uh - no. (e:paul) that sort of language is fear mongering meant to cause paranoia in people that are otherwise completely law abiding citizens. Its irresponsible to suggest to somebody that they could be put on a death row list arbitrarily, or that the rules are arbitrarily set. That is like saying that all laws and societal norms are arbitrarily set, which would also be untrue. You don't like the death penalty - I think it can be left simply at that.

Where I do agree with you is that the law enforcement system is not perfect. If a state enacts a death penalty law, I think its fair to ask for a very high standard to ensure that innocent people aren't killed. 30 years ago this was impossible, which is why I support organizations and individuals that work to use DNA evidence to clear death row inmates, or other inmates that are proved to have been innocent using modern day technology. I don't think there ever is or ever will be a "perfect" legal system, but at least some of us are working towards helping those people wrongly accused of crimes to become free. I think thats one of the noblest endeavors a lawyer can pursue.

Anyway, all of this is not related to the question Bridgette is asking. Constitutionally this would be impossible, let alone the moral arguments that come from such an idea.
paul - 07/10/07 10:08
Wow, there are a lot of moral problems with this but there are some practical one to.

First of all, the rules by which we determine people are to be murdered on death row are arbitrary. Meaning that at any point they could change, meaning that you could be on that list. I mean it is on a state by state, case by case basis.

And more importantly, and as (e:drew) already mentioned, the justice system is far from perfect, they make many mistakes. It is not unheard of for people on death row to be found not guilty, even after they are put to death.
drew - 07/10/07 09:19
Sure it works, EXCEPT:

1. DNA testing has shown a lot of people on death row to be innocent. Not most of them, mind you, but do we really want to do this to a person that might, in fact, be innocent?

2. Our constitution forbids cruel and unusual punishment.

3. This would mess psychologically with EVERYONE involved--not just the one who is going to die. His or her family, the testers, the guards, even the people that benefit from this "research," will be de-humanized in the project.

I'm sorry. This is a really bad plan.
zobar - 07/10/07 08:28
Damn that Nuremberg Code, for hindering medical progress!

- Z

07/05/2007 22:32 #39933

spongebong hemppants
Category: stoner cartoons
hey all... this is pretty silly......

07/03/2007 20:42 #39900

My B-day was so kick ass!!!
Yesterday was my 25th bday. I started the day hanging out with my sis and her bf, just chillen and drinkin beers. My sis bought me a pretty flower and this phatty hemp that im displaying and a pair of brown flipflops. The necklace and the shoes matched the outfit i chose to wear so perfectly! I felt like such a hottie!! Then my awesome friend Oda brought me a really intense chocolate sucker that rocked my world. So we drank more beers...not that we needed to.... and they built me a little firepit in our driveway thats supposed to be the back yard. my sis's bf built the pit and Oda, the stud that she is, would go off to pee and miraculously come back with a ton of wood for our fire. That was really hot! ROCK ON ODA!!!! we figured if we couldn't be at the rainbow family gathering we might as well create a similar atmosphere! How crazy! This is how we party in the ghetto!!! We decieded to split the last chocolate sucker somewhere around 10 or 11 pm. why not, right? we burned the fire til 7am, which really was a dumb idea because we burnt a hole in our driveway. But it was fun anyway, so i don't really care right now. I love the fact that I have the coolest friends that will do the silliest crazy shit with me! And it means so much to me that my family and friends will go to so many lengths to show me that they love me and appreciate my presence in their lives. THANK YOU FOR BEING SO WONDERFUL!!!!
jason - 07/04/07 12:34
Well, happy b-day to you. Sounds like you had a great time.
metalpeter - 07/04/07 11:16
Happy Birhday. Well now that the driveway is damaged you might as well keep using that same spot as a fire pit. Sounds like you had a great time and that is all that matters on your birthday.
fellyconnelly - 07/04/07 11:03
happy birthday!
mrmike - 07/03/07 21:21
Cool, belated happy birthday

06/26/2007 00:02 #39808

shitting myself?!?!?!
my x called me yesterday. I almost didn't answer the phone. It was the middle of the day, even in his timezone, and he sounded completely sober. I was really hungover...I went to a wedding with an older lady friend of mine and since I didn't know anyone, and there was an open bar...i decided to indulge. My baby was at my friends parents house, so I had yet another excuse to pound the bourbon and cokes.... So anyway, he calls me. "What the fuck do you want from me?" I didn't know what else to say. Timing just sucked. My mom was over and my sis was going off on some bitchy tangent... I didn't even do anything. i was so pissed. I'm surprised he didn't hang up on me. but wtf, its been a year. we broke up 4/20/06....an we tortured each other emotionally for months thereafter. and I mean torture. Everything with us is fire.... whether its good or bad its just so damn hot! Never in my life have i felt this kind of intensity.
We talked, and he divulged the fact that he misses me, and he still loves me. He says he's coming to see me and the baby. He doesn't ever say things just to make me feel better. When he says things like this, he really does mean them in the heat of that moment. but when the moment is over, so is whatever emotional outburst just happened... and then its like nothing happened at all. I played the game, back and forth, I love you, I hate you, I miss you, i hope i never see you again...no matter what shit I tell myself, or what anyone else has to say ( and believe me, people sure don't hesitate to voice their opinions) no matter how much i try to despise him, it always comes back to I love you......
Is he really coming? is he really going to come here all the way from Colorado to set this thing straight with me? he said it perfect when he said that we either need closure or we need to start a new chapter....my heart and my head can't seem to reach a common conclusion.
But its been a year, baby. so much has happened. so much. I would really like to think that we can forgive each other for the crimes we both committed against our love. People strive so hard to create in their relationships what we just naturally had... the intimacy, the passion, the magic....... and even from opposite sides of the country you still felt me...our energies were still so damn in tune...what the hell would the point of any of this be...if you werent meant to be my love?????

06/21/2007 18:23 #39756

some days i just dont feel like shaving
Category: hair
I wrote this poem on my myspace page, a friend of mine was making fun of how hairy my legs get sometimes. I liked it so I thought i would share it with all of you as well!


I take a half an hour to shave my legs and then/3 days later they're gettin hairy again./ I let my armpit hair grow/ so my BO flows right to ya nose./ just to see whos attracted to my pheromones./my pubic region hairily exploads/ to avoid the razor burns and bumpy roads. / i let it get as bad as it can get/ then i get in the tub and shave every inch of it yet/ every hair from my pits to below my bum/ just so you can get some clean licks in....YUM!!!!