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Thread #52215   Message #801402
Posted By: Little Hawk
11-Oct-02 - 06:13 PM
Thread Name: BS: Terrorists Declare Victory in D.C....
Subject: RE: BS: Terrorists Declare Victory in D.C....
I think the important thing is catching him, rather than what happens to him afterward (which I'm sure will not be good, from his point of view). I'm not into vengeance, but I am in favour of protecting people (needless to say). For those who are into vengeance, well, you can always look back fondly to the days of the Spanish Inquisition, burning at the stake, ripping out fingernails, etc...and think wistfully of how much better things would be if we could only return to those enlightened times. Think how much safer we would all feel...

He'll probably make a mistake and get caught presently. Just hope it happens sooner, not later.

In the meantime, you are probably still in more danger driving to work than you are from him...statistically speaking. I read yesterday in the paper that an average of 1.6 million people a year die from violence worldwide, and that the number one cause of violent death worldwide is...






Suicide.

It doesn't get reported nearly as much as most of the others, however, and this may be partly because there is no one to prosecute and/or execute for having done it. No target for vengeance, in other words.

The number two cause of violent death is traffic accidents. War and murder come a long way after the first two in your average year. This must be quite frustrating to serial killers, who obviously think the very worst of humanity...and act it out, accordingly.

- LH