Cruel and unusual

[Chris]

I'd be happy to discuss why you found an old thread and bumped it in order to attempt to attack me.

Look again, common bumped it.

Now where did I attack you, marie, please point out the words. Commenting on your post is not commenting on you.

[Cthulhu]

She didn't stop it. She postponed it because she was busy campaigning. That's cruel. Interesting to see you applaud it.

What does it matter? The condemned should be enjoying his life, he is truly on borrowed time.

...besides, she can always kill him later - it isn't like he is going anywhere.

[Cthulhu]

Obama wouldn't do it. Keep up the defense.

Obama kills children with drone strikes to wag the dog. What makes you think he cares about life or the living innocent? And you're telling me he cares about the condemned?

That's rich.

I can tell we'll enjoy each others company.

Not likely, you don't like him and you know it, don't waste our time. Engage better opponents.

Shut up, if I wanted your input, I'd ask you for it. Your a voice in my head.

And you're an errant flesh vehicle piloted by a moron.

Well played Mr. Brooks.

You always lose this game with me.

Ah indeed, but you can never win it either.

I hate you.

Love you too.

[Alyosha]

Obama kills children with drone strikes to wag the dog. What makes you think he cares about life or the living innocent? And you're telling me he cares about the condemned?

That's rich.

I can tell we'll enjoy each others company.

Not likely, you don't like him and you know it, don't waste our time. Engage better opponents.

Shut up, if I wanted your input, I'd ask you for it. Your a voice in my head.

And you're an errant flesh vehicle piloted by a moron.

Well played Mr. Brooks.

You always lose this game with me.

Ah indeed, but you can never win it either.

I hate you.

Love you too.

Do you own 20 sided dice @Mr Evil ?

[Cthulhu]

Do you own 20 sided dice @Mr Evil ?

Took you long enough. @Alyosha

[Alyosha]

Took you long enough. @Alyosha

You scared the piss out of me.

I was worried you were Dante. What a HUGE relief.

[Cthulhu]

You scared the piss out of me.

What could you possibly have been afraid of? Have you forgotten the creature you're dating? Surely he would snuff out the life any ruffian or thug that dared approach you with malice aforethought.

I was worried you were Dante. What a HUGE relief.

But really, why worry about Dante?

BTW, we still need to gather the whole crew together and play. I was thinking of something post apocalyptic. And it really stuck with me. @Alyosha

[Alyosha]

What could you possibly have been afraid of? Have you forgotten the creature you're dating? Surely he would snuff out the life any ruffian or thug that dared approach you with malice aforethought.

He's a hippie man of peace.

But really, why worry about Dante?

Annoyance beyond annoyance.

BTW, we still need to gather the whole crew together and play. I was thinking of something post apocalyptic. And it really stuck with me. @Alyosha

Like what? What sorts of monsters?

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Back on topic, cruel and unusual...I do speak with criminals from time to time, and most of them would rather have short term physical punishment of the ancient variety than the tedium of prison.

[Cthulhu]

Corporal punishment for the win!

[Alyosha]

Corporal punishment for the win!

I had this 19 year old who wanted a sentence reduction request. He had made fake IDs purely for clubs and beer. Well, in the post 9-11 world making fake IDs is a huge, huge no-no, so he got 6 years minimum. He was telling me how every single day was the same, how it was endlessly boring, how the walls were the same, the food was the same, everything was the same and that he'd rather have been beaten in the public square.

After he told me that I went around and asked clients who'd done time. All of them were pretty much, "yeh, I'd rather be beaten than go to jail"

What is "cruel and unusual" punishment?

It would be cheaper just to beat the crap out of people and they'd prefer it.