[justamom]

Did you ever see the Saturday Night skits-Point, Counter Point?
Dan Akroid starts out-"Jane, you slimy sleazy slut, how can you possibly think..." to which she responds, " Dan you pompous, purulent pervert..." I'm so glad we can have a discussion like this. I really miss sparring with agile minds on issues that get one to think a little deeper. (Even if there's not a damn darn thing we can do about it -unless we get jury duty lol)

Yes, I see where you and Lil_G are coming from on the studies about percentages of criminals and crime in relationship to being caught. I guess I'll have to pull out the old abnormal psychology
book and find what I'm trying to express. They did have an article in our paper that said as much, but again, are we talking about the same mind? By this I mean a study like that enters the arena of risk/reward which more or less forms a sub group or- another variable all its own. Since Lil_G is familiar with this area mabe a better explanation could be offered?

Valkyrie- I would like to think I would NOT have asked for the death penalty in that situation. Having a relative who is retarded and having worked with Downs children would have made that impossible for me. In the end, the system did not fail him. Thank God.

OK- You guys are great and this is fun! Give me some time to pull out my "stuff" and if the debate is still ongoing I'll chime in! It may take a couple of days since I'M A WORKING MOM!