mmmm... the beginnings of curry is on the stove
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Spike's Bitches 27: I'm Embarrassed for Our Kind.
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risque (and frisque), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
hat trick post
It is mean of me to put fresh sheet on the bed when the cat is takeing a nap.
Only from the cat's point of view.
What's the point of owning cats if you can't annoy them? Isn't that what cats are for?
Ugh. I'm finally home.
Anyone still up for a big Friday afternoon discussion?
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Didn't think so...
Go! Do it!
It's new topic girl!
I am, vw!
waiting....
I have resorted to tales of domestic chores to entertain people here. We need a new topic.
Ok...so, anyone familiar with the Daryl Atkins case? Here's a little background if you're not: [link] Also, if you google his name, you'll come up with a bunch of stuff about the cases...including a link to a pro-death penalty website which counts down the dates to all the upcoming executions (ick!).
Here's an article that quotes my big!boss: [link]
Basically, here's the deal. Guy commits murder with another guy. Other guy makes a deal and turns guy 1 (Atkins) in. Atkins gets convicted and sentenced to death. Atkins goes to Supreme Court saying that it's cruel and unusual punishment to execute someone who's Mentally Retarded (MR). Supreme Court agrees, but since Atkins has never been diagnosed as MR, the Supreme Court sends him back to his state to prove to a jury that he's MR. He loses. He's set to die on December 2nd.
So, there are two parts of this. Do you agree with the Supreme Court? Should it be cruel and unusual punishment to execute someone who is MR? And, do you think Atkins is MR and should not be or should be executed for his crimes?
edit: I can spell! Really!