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newtothegame (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-16-10 12:30 PM Original message |
If you advocate jailtime, beheadings, whatever for BP executives, what about drunk drivers? |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-16-10 12:33 PM Response to Original message |
1. Jail for BP, execution for drunk (and texting/cell-phoning) drivers. |
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Vincardog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-16-10 12:38 PM Response to Original message |
2. drunk drivers are already prosecuted. Where is the justice for Drunk on Power executives? |
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Fla_Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-16-10 12:39 PM Response to Original message |
3. c'mon now, be fair |
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CC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-16-10 12:52 PM Response to Original message |
4. I advocate for longer jail times for drunk drivers |
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blueamy66 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-16-10 04:25 PM Response to Reply #4 |
11. Jail obviously doesn't work. |
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CC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-17-10 01:57 AM Response to Reply #11 |
12. Unfortunately I am a stat on the victim side. |
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blueamy66 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-17-10 08:54 AM Response to Reply #12 |
19. I guess that I am a victim as well. |
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CC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-18-10 01:28 PM Response to Reply #19 |
23. Actually you are |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-16-10 01:15 PM Response to Original message |
5. Reckless homicide of 1 or 2 people verus the premeditated rape and murder of Earth? |
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noiretextatique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-16-10 01:27 PM Response to Original message |
6. the problem is: the wealthy can buy their way out of anything |
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Xipe Totec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-16-10 01:34 PM Response to Original message |
7. A lot of drunk drivers self administer decapitation nt |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-16-10 02:01 PM Response to Original message |
8. Personally, I don't advocate the death penalty for anyone. |
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Edweird (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-16-10 02:06 PM Response to Original message |
9. I'm ok with that. I think the punishment meted out for vehicular violence |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-17-10 02:18 AM Response to Reply #9 |
14. 10 to 20+ years is woefully inadequate? |
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Edweird (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-17-10 05:43 PM Response to Reply #14 |
20. It's rarely that much. Many deaths only result in a traffic ticket - if that. |
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damntexdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-16-10 02:21 PM Response to Original message |
10. No, not drunk drivers -- they might be so drunk they'd miss the BP executives. |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-17-10 02:05 AM Response to Original message |
13. Beheadings, or executions in general are for emotionally driven idiots. |
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underseasurveyor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-17-10 02:18 AM Response to Original message |
15. God I would never wish to see BP execs jailed or beheaded |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-17-10 02:21 AM Response to Original message |
16. "we" want to behead people? |
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readmoreoften (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-17-10 03:18 AM Response to Original message |
17. It's called "faulty analogy." And it's a logical fallacy generally taught in high schools. |
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Sherman A1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-17-10 03:25 AM Response to Reply #17 |
18. +1, Agreed & Well Said! |
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Dr Morbius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-17-10 05:59 PM Response to Reply #17 |
22. Um, while I agree with your larger point, I don't think it's taught in most high schools. |
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branders seine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-17-10 05:55 PM Response to Original message |
21. drunk driving laws are a scam |
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