PItchforks

When a lousy event like a child being murdered happens, well the villagers get out their torches and pitch forks. I was asked to join a facebook group called: Mandatory Life Sentences for Pedophiles & Child Molesters, Death for Child Killers. I declined. First, "Mandatory", "Zero Tolerance" these are dangerous concepts. Lest face it, if someone is so far off that he kills children, is he going to stop and say "you know, if i would get 10 years that would be ok...but Life, well then I am going to stop killing children". Nope. The second half, well I am opposed to the death penalty. And the angered, well are they going to stop and make sure the right person is even accused/tried/convicted, etc....we live in a "trial by media" world - I have even heard people say "well, the police would not have arrested him if he wasn't guilty". Ask Guy Paul Morin or Susan Nelles. A friend of mine once put it best: "I hope I never resemble the local rapist".

One friend made a great point during the Bernado trials. His co-worker suggested Bernado be publicy ripped to death in Maple Leaf Gardens. So my friend asked: "So you would enjoy his suffering". "yes". "Well, isn't that what Bernado did? enjoy the suffering of others?".