Saturday, May 1
Samantha: Wow that is pretty scary. Good thing you're ok though. So your car got banged up pretty badly? Sorry to hear, but hope everything gets better for you.
Friday, April 30
Hey guys! How's everyone doing?
The craziest thing happened to me last night. I was going to drive home to SF from LA and I spun out my car when I changed lanes to quick.
It was pretty scary and I'm glad I'm still alive. The sad thing is that I don't have a car anymore...=(
Now I'm stuck in LA until I can find a ride home.
Hope everyone is doing well =)
The craziest thing happened to me last night. I was going to drive home to SF from LA and I spun out my car when I changed lanes to quick.
It was pretty scary and I'm glad I'm still alive. The sad thing is that I don't have a car anymore...=(
Now I'm stuck in LA until I can find a ride home.
Hope everyone is doing well =)
Thursday, April 29
Vick Wow you know how my mom looks like? hehehehe... No she doesn't go shopping much, she was probably holding something with it. hehehehe... You know how traditional old folks are... they only know how to work. They need to learn how to enjoy so they will stop calling me a big spender. All she does is shop Chinatown. That's like her favorite place to be.
Allan Better get to work with stealing me some marine goods. =D Steal me some MRE, a helmet, and wutever you can get your hands to. hehehe...
Allan Better get to work with stealing me some marine goods. =D Steal me some MRE, a helmet, and wutever you can get your hands to. hehehe...
Tuesday, April 27
To Ray:
I think that most people do know about the death penalty. Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't MOST of America in favor of the death penalty? I think the ratio in the general public is pretty much the same as here.. 5 to 1 in favor of.
Like I said, in my opinion it doesn't make a difference whether a country has the death penalty or not. Murders are rarely premeditated. They don't think to themselves "oh no, I better not do this or I'll die." I believe that most of them don't even think they'll be caught. The death penalty won't stop people from killing, and not having the death penalty won't stop people from killing.
On 3-Strikes:
I agree with the 3 strikes rule only when it involves violent crimes.
For other crimes, there is already a habitual offender law in the books. The judge can use his own discretion and experience to sentence a criminal fairly. With the 3 strikes law, it's an automatic 25 to life. I also think this law goes against the constitution-- the 8th Amendment which states that people will never be subjected to "cruel and unusual punishment." It was put in there to protect people from being punished too severely for crimes that didn't fit the bill... and I think that life in prison for stealing $400 worth of gum is cruel... and unusual...
For those who worry about wasting tax dollars on criminals. This is probably the worst law ever. A guy can go to jail for 25 years to life for petty theft... same as a guy who murders someone.
But, the number one reason I'm against the 3 strikes law is because of the current drug laws. They are racist, and target blacks. A guy who carries a gram of Crack cocaine is charged with a felony. A guy who carries the same amount of powder cocaine is charged with a misdemeanor. Statisically, crack is more prevalent in poorer black neighborhoods while powder cocaine is more prevalent among whites. Also statistically, whites make up something like 70% of all drug users while 95% of all drug arrests are of blacks. The people most affected by the 3 strikes law are blacks because of this.
Also... police tend to fight the "War on Drugs" in poorer black neighborhoods than in white suburbia even though white suburbia is where most of the drugs are at. Why is that?
To Calvin:
It's better to have a chance at life after you've been wrongly convicted than not to... in my opinion.
To Vicki:
I'm sorry if you got angry at my posts. That was not my intention. It's true that you don't need to know the law to state an opinion. But, to be fair, I didn't really say much about the law... you did. Anyway, let's not get into that. I also think that sometimes, knowing the law can help you have a more informed opinion.
Are you going to read that new book -- Blue Blood by Edward Conlon? I think it just came out, but the reviews are pretty good for it. It's about life as a cop.
I think that most people do know about the death penalty. Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't MOST of America in favor of the death penalty? I think the ratio in the general public is pretty much the same as here.. 5 to 1 in favor of.
Like I said, in my opinion it doesn't make a difference whether a country has the death penalty or not. Murders are rarely premeditated. They don't think to themselves "oh no, I better not do this or I'll die." I believe that most of them don't even think they'll be caught. The death penalty won't stop people from killing, and not having the death penalty won't stop people from killing.
On 3-Strikes:
I agree with the 3 strikes rule only when it involves violent crimes.
For other crimes, there is already a habitual offender law in the books. The judge can use his own discretion and experience to sentence a criminal fairly. With the 3 strikes law, it's an automatic 25 to life. I also think this law goes against the constitution-- the 8th Amendment which states that people will never be subjected to "cruel and unusual punishment." It was put in there to protect people from being punished too severely for crimes that didn't fit the bill... and I think that life in prison for stealing $400 worth of gum is cruel... and unusual...
For those who worry about wasting tax dollars on criminals. This is probably the worst law ever. A guy can go to jail for 25 years to life for petty theft... same as a guy who murders someone.
But, the number one reason I'm against the 3 strikes law is because of the current drug laws. They are racist, and target blacks. A guy who carries a gram of Crack cocaine is charged with a felony. A guy who carries the same amount of powder cocaine is charged with a misdemeanor. Statisically, crack is more prevalent in poorer black neighborhoods while powder cocaine is more prevalent among whites. Also statistically, whites make up something like 70% of all drug users while 95% of all drug arrests are of blacks. The people most affected by the 3 strikes law are blacks because of this.
Also... police tend to fight the "War on Drugs" in poorer black neighborhoods than in white suburbia even though white suburbia is where most of the drugs are at. Why is that?
To Calvin:
It's better to have a chance at life after you've been wrongly convicted than not to... in my opinion.
To Vicki:
I'm sorry if you got angry at my posts. That was not my intention. It's true that you don't need to know the law to state an opinion. But, to be fair, I didn't really say much about the law... you did. Anyway, let's not get into that. I also think that sometimes, knowing the law can help you have a more informed opinion.
Are you going to read that new book -- Blue Blood by Edward Conlon? I think it just came out, but the reviews are pretty good for it. It's about life as a cop.
Monday, April 26
What if your father or brother or loved one was wrongly convicted of a murder and sentenced to death? Would you still be for the death penalty?
Response to the question: It would be a tragedy, but I would still support the death penalty. If a person is wrongly accused of something, they suffer regardless. Being put away for 10 - 15 years for something they did not do can be as painful as being put to death if not worse. We can't give up putting people in jail because there's a possibility for errors to take place. The same goes for the death penalty. I admit that people are sometimes wrongly accused and put to death, but would it be any better to be released after 20 years because you were wrongly accused?
Response to the question: It would be a tragedy, but I would still support the death penalty. If a person is wrongly accused of something, they suffer regardless. Being put away for 10 - 15 years for something they did not do can be as painful as being put to death if not worse. We can't give up putting people in jail because there's a possibility for errors to take place. The same goes for the death penalty. I admit that people are sometimes wrongly accused and put to death, but would it be any better to be released after 20 years because you were wrongly accused?
Happy Birthday Sarah!!!
Happy 22nd Birthday Sarah!
To Stanley:
I don't know if David Hill killed the policeman. If he did, then there needs to be justice served... not death. The judge and jury will decide what an appropriate prison sentence is for him.
About the thugs following the cop's wife on the freeway.. the police say that the report was unfounded, that it never happened. Here is what I think happened:
The "thugs" live in Hunters Point/Bayview. The wife lives in South San Francisco. How do we get to these two places from downtown San Francisco? The 101-South, right? They all leave the courthouse at the same time... and presumably, they'll want to go home. The wife drives home, and all of a sudden she sees a car full of the same thugs that were at the courthouse! Oh no! They must be following her! She calls 911 and reports that she's being followed. Then she sees them get off at the 3rd St. exit. Wait a sec! They must not have been following her! The report is labeled as "unfounded" so they don't embarrass the cop's wife for being overly paranoid.
I didn't say anything about Vicki being a Christian. That was Sarah... aka Captain Fantastic. =)
And, I'll ask my own "What if..." question now... What if your father or brother or loved one was wrongly convicted of a murder and sentenced to death? Would you still be for the death penalty?
All these "what if" questions work both ways.
I don't know if David Hill killed the policeman. If he did, then there needs to be justice served... not death. The judge and jury will decide what an appropriate prison sentence is for him.
About the thugs following the cop's wife on the freeway.. the police say that the report was unfounded, that it never happened. Here is what I think happened:
The "thugs" live in Hunters Point/Bayview. The wife lives in South San Francisco. How do we get to these two places from downtown San Francisco? The 101-South, right? They all leave the courthouse at the same time... and presumably, they'll want to go home. The wife drives home, and all of a sudden she sees a car full of the same thugs that were at the courthouse! Oh no! They must be following her! She calls 911 and reports that she's being followed. Then she sees them get off at the 3rd St. exit. Wait a sec! They must not have been following her! The report is labeled as "unfounded" so they don't embarrass the cop's wife for being overly paranoid.
I didn't say anything about Vicki being a Christian. That was Sarah... aka Captain Fantastic. =)
And, I'll ask my own "What if..." question now... What if your father or brother or loved one was wrongly convicted of a murder and sentenced to death? Would you still be for the death penalty?
All these "what if" questions work both ways.
Sunday, April 25
I'm also a believer in capital punishment. From my opinion, capital punishment works. Here's a quote directly from Pacific Rim magazine, "Singapore has 12 times the population of Vancouver but just half the crime rate." Crime rate is lower because they enforce their laws. Although their punishments don't always fit the crime, it shows that it does reduce crime rate by a certain extent. Why in the living hell should a person who was imprisoned twice for committing a murder be given the option to be imprisoned for the third time for committing another murder? I think they should be shot at the spot. I think the Three Strikes Law is the best concept ever if it is based on crimes involving a person's life or people's lives. Think about a situation where a person rapes, shoots and kills several love ones of yours in front of your face. What would be your reaction if you had access to a gun right at that moment? Would you shoot the killer or just let him go and wait for the cops to deal with the killer? Knowing that there is a possiblity that he might get away with it. I would definitely shoot the living hell out of him.
Sucks to see you guys get all heated, but I'm not trying to start anything here. I'm just giving my own thoughts about the subject, so you guys can agree or disagree. I also think you guys should calm down a bit and don't get too personal although this is quite an interesting topic to discuss.
Hope everyone else is doing good.
Sucks to see you guys get all heated, but I'm not trying to start anything here. I'm just giving my own thoughts about the subject, so you guys can agree or disagree. I also think you guys should calm down a bit and don't get too personal although this is quite an interesting topic to discuss.
Hope everyone else is doing good.
I think you are talking about "Double Jeopardy" in that people can't be tried for the same offense twice. It means that if someone is aquitted of a murder, they cannot be tried again for that same murder. Ex: if Hill is aquitted for the murder of Espinoza, he cannot be tried again even if the prosecution has a boatload of new evidence. It doesn't mean that if he killed someone in the past, he can't be tried for another murder.
Here is the dictionary definition of "due process" if you don't believe me.
due process
n : the administration of justice according to established rules and principles; based on the principle that a person cannot be deprived of life or liberty or property without appropriate legal procedures and safeguards
And, since you know about the Constitution.. Due process is a clause in the 14th Amendment stating that EVERYONE is guaranteed a fair trial with access to -- lawyers, prosecution/defense evidence, and so on -- and that no one will go to jail just because someone says so.
As far as I know, Hill pleaded "Not Guilty." I think if we are to have faith in this justice system like Raymond says, we owe this guy due process of the law.
And, I don't agree with the 3 strikes law either. =)
I don't think I know everything. There's all kinds of stuff I don't know. You asked people for their opinions. If you only wanted opinions that were exactly like your own, you should've said so. I've not gotten personal with my arguments... yet you have. What's up with that, yo? Be a good sport.
Here is the dictionary definition of "due process" if you don't believe me.
due process
n : the administration of justice according to established rules and principles; based on the principle that a person cannot be deprived of life or liberty or property without appropriate legal procedures and safeguards
And, since you know about the Constitution.. Due process is a clause in the 14th Amendment stating that EVERYONE is guaranteed a fair trial with access to -- lawyers, prosecution/defense evidence, and so on -- and that no one will go to jail just because someone says so.
As far as I know, Hill pleaded "Not Guilty." I think if we are to have faith in this justice system like Raymond says, we owe this guy due process of the law.
And, I don't agree with the 3 strikes law either. =)
I don't think I know everything. There's all kinds of stuff I don't know. You asked people for their opinions. If you only wanted opinions that were exactly like your own, you should've said so. I've not gotten personal with my arguments... yet you have. What's up with that, yo? Be a good sport.
I really would like this to end, but since you wrote what you wrote, I can't yet. But, this is getting pretty old.
You mentioned how brave the soldiers are in Iraq, so you must know (however illegal) that they are there to bring democracy to that country. Kicking the D.A. out of her job just because she doesn't agree with some people is about as un-democratic as it can get. It's downright un-American.
Since you will become a cop soon, whatever happened to "due process?" It sounds like David Hill is guilty even before he goes to trial. You were saying that the justice system was fair -- with witnesses, circumstantial evidence, etc. So, why don't you give this justice system a chance before you proclaim someone guilty and want him to die?
Justice doesn't = death.
You mentioned how brave the soldiers are in Iraq, so you must know (however illegal) that they are there to bring democracy to that country. Kicking the D.A. out of her job just because she doesn't agree with some people is about as un-democratic as it can get. It's downright un-American.
Since you will become a cop soon, whatever happened to "due process?" It sounds like David Hill is guilty even before he goes to trial. You were saying that the justice system was fair -- with witnesses, circumstantial evidence, etc. So, why don't you give this justice system a chance before you proclaim someone guilty and want him to die?
Justice doesn't = death.
