Bricker: I’ve read the topic, and developed respect for the reasoning you employed and the intellect you displayed in your comments.
I’d suggest you please don’t make an assumption as to what I do or do not know. I’m as well versed in comprehension as in sight, and am able to reason many things.
After reading the topic, and hearing the many view points proposed, and debated, I understand a lot of the facts of the case.
It does seem very believeable that thse 3 individuals are innocent of the charges brought against them.
As of right now? That is all that truly concerns me. Once that is settled, then there may be an autopsy as to how those within law enforcement and the judicial system use/d their abilities to rightly or wrongly prosecute this case. That seems fair, and warranted.
If we’re taking requests for restructuring this board’s mission, than I have a couple.
World hunger. What is worse than a starving child? I think we should have stickies and popups informing the SDMB intelligentsia of the problem.
Secondly, I think every thread should have a message about the conservation of resources of the planet. We live on a finite rock, and we need to be constantly aware that we are squandering our future for the sake of disposable diapers.
Thirdly, I think it’s crucial that we divide the Straight Dope populace into 4 key groups. Group 1 will search the world for the most exotic and beautiful women. Group 2 will spend their time inventing new and exciting ways for those women to make me happy.
But I want to population of the world happy as well. Therefore group 3 will scour the planet looking for the most talented people in all locations. Group 4 will judge them. They will not stop until by the process of elimination they have found the most talented person of them all. That shall be our new American Idol, and thus herald in the golden age.
While feeling a certain sympathy for your position, Logic, I feel more sympathy for you when you state that ‘in this day and age that this can happen’…
If the WM3 are innocent (I’ve no idea…I know absolutely nothing about the case) if wouldn’t be the first time innocents were executed. And it wouldn’t be the 100th.
While perhaps outrage would be appropriate I don’t find surprise or shock to be justified. To a certain extent it would be business as usual.
The simple fact is that the toleration of death sentences in the United States requires the assumption and acceptance of the execution of innocents. That blood is the price we, as a society, have decided to pay as a collateral cost of capital punishment.
And that’s why, even though I find death to be a worthy punishment for sufficiently barbarous crimes, I can’t in good conscience support the death penalty. Better by far that a guilty man go free than an innocent man be put to death.
Bricker - I asked you in the other thread but you haven’t answered yet. Have you watched the movies or read the book?
I am not implying that an HBO documentary or a book would convince you of anything, but I really am curious about your feelings, especially the actions of Mark Byers before the camera.
So you have a bee in your bonnet about this case during the first 24 hours of your exposure to it. Who’s to say that you’ll still find it sticky-worthy a month from now?
I’ve been following this case since 1998. I have www.wm3.org in my “Daily Sites” folder, and check it almost every day (they don’t have new developments every single day; I generally skip the weekends as well). I’ve also subscribed to Diane’s thread*. I’m highly concerned, have made my voice heard on the subject, and will be aware when there’s a break in the case, one way or the other. But I just can’t maintain the level of outrage that you seem to have, every day of my life.
*If you didn’t already know this, you subscribe to a thread either by checking “Email notification” when you post, or clicking on “Subscribe to this thread” at the bottom of the page, so you can get updates without posting.
Is this the: I’m an established user, I’m better than you and can therefore pour scorn on any thing you do or say gambit?
Here’s a hint. It’s NOT effective, NOT working, and you are NOT educating me at all. The only reason I know that this topic is up to date is because I am emailed each time someone posts. Hence my replies.
My request for this to be placed as a sticky was for EVERYONE ELSE who may or may not be aware of this topic, and may or may not care about the outcome. I’m sure it helps to be reminded of something each time you see it.
My outrage is justified, as if this were me in the position of accused, I’d hope others would be outraged and do something about this. Your need for sarcasm is unappreciated, and unrequired.
I’m glad you follow this case. You are preaching to the choir.
No, not really. New user. I’m not sure how new user translates into conceited little bastard?
As a NEW USER, I did NOT know of this topic until I was made aware of it. So as a result I am really surprised that after reading all the comments, and links provided that it even occured.
What else can I say? If this was a sticky, I would of been aware immediately. Is it my fault I was not aware when I first entered this forum, or any time inbetween this occuring, and my living my life in a different state than this?
How does my request and explanation of this request make me a conceited little bastard? Maybe you’re unfairly judging me, and taking my attempts at explanation in the entirely wrong way.
Or maybe you’re right, I’m a conceited little bastard, and my need to make a request, was all about concentrating focus on me, and how much of an activist I am! Yeah that must be it, and you’re such a fast unerringly accurate judge of my character even though you don’t know me.
Your assumption that everyone does, or would, give a flipping fuck about some case is supremely conceited. Gee fucking whiz, why not just just make each of the purported injustices of the world a sticky? Perhaps a nice ‘Free Mumia’ sticky?
Well, I would suggest that you could have done a search…but I realize now that I should know better than to try to educate you.
Seriously, I’m still crying my eyes out about your reply to my earlier post. You really showed me, Logic. No one’s ever told me the truth about myself before. I’m going to be a changed person from now on.
Now that was sarcasm. My earlier post, however, was not.
LogicInMotion, I’m going to be a good sport here, and prevent you from digging that hole even deeper. Your question was answered, there won’t be a sticky, Diane’s thread is an excellent source of information, and the website devoted to this issue appears rather top notch also.
Hell, include those two links in your sig, and post away. But let’s stop this thread right here.