But then of course there are things like cross burning, so.
I think cross burning is a special case because it has a specific historic context and meaning. Is it ever done not in that context?
Oh! I know this one! 'Slaying entails certain sacrifices, blah blah blahbity blah, I'm so stuffy, gimme a scone.'
Buffy ,'Help'
Natter 59: Dominate Your Face!
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
megan walker - Jul 16, 2008 3:10:40 pm PDT #8241 of 10003
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
beth b - Jul 16, 2008 3:15:31 pm PDT #8242 of 10003
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
I don't think we prosecute just for thought -- it is action plus thought. and sometimes an action isn't enough to prosecute.
Calli - Jul 16, 2008 3:18:02 pm PDT #8243 of 10003
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
The Methodist cross has flames around it. Allegedly the flames represent the Pentecost. But the Methodists adopted this particular symbol in 1968, when the idea of burning crosses = anti-civil rights activity wasn't far from people's minds. I'm not terribly comfortable with it, even though I was raised in a church that had it printed on everything. Distance doesn't always make the heart grow fonder.
tommyrot - Jul 16, 2008 3:18:26 pm PDT #8244 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
This is awesome! [link]
A blogger sez:
Totally Looks Like is a new blog from that guys behind I Can Has Cheezburger? that features photos of famous people and the animals, things or other non-famous people they look like. It’s kind of like a mutated version of Spy Magazine’s classic “Separated at Birth” feature.
Huh. I never noticed it before, bit Glenn Close does sorta look like Robocop....
DebetEsse - Jul 16, 2008 3:19:43 pm PDT #8245 of 10003
Woe to the fucking wicked.
I think cross burning is a special case because it has a specific historic context and meaning. Is it ever done not in that context?
I don't know. I see spray-painting a swastika or "God hates fags" or "clever" catch-phrase of choice on a house or business as a similar statement.
Gadget_Girl - Jul 16, 2008 3:20:38 pm PDT #8246 of 10003
Just call me "Siouxsie Shunshine".
Glenn Close does sorta look like Robocop....
this just made me snort wine out of my nose.
Scrappy - Jul 16, 2008 3:21:01 pm PDT #8247 of 10003
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
With some actions, I think the thought is implied by the action itself. Cross-burning is one, or spray-painting swastikas on a Temple or gangs who go out intending to "fag-bash."
javachik - Jul 16, 2008 3:21:08 pm PDT #8248 of 10003
Our wings are not tired.
True, DebetEsse.
(hey, btw, how did you come up with your b.org name?)
Matt the Bruins fan - Jul 16, 2008 3:21:49 pm PDT #8249 of 10003
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Going further than the premeditated/heat of passion murder distinction, the difference between accidental manslaughter and premeditated murder is one of intent—the victim is still dead in either instance.
beth b - Jul 16, 2008 3:28:46 pm PDT #8250 of 10003
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
Well, and the case I did not get put on -- naked - not a crime -- naked do to some sort of sexual purpose changes the nature of the action