Further evidence that we're headed for the end

[hippyroo]

too funny and so true! you really make your "case"

[The Old Man]

LOL! We have a guy in work who always types in CAPITALS too! He always types his emails below his signature too! So annoying!

[Guest Byron]

Can't believe this actually happened. I mean, it seems like something that would just happen in a movie. What kind of motives would those people have to commit an act like this.

[Gunslinger]

Any opponents to the death penalty on this one......think any one of the perps could be rehab'd and put back out in society..anyone? anyone.....I sometimes wonder if humans become demons or if there was ever a difference?

[Guest SouthernCelt]

Off topic, but...HEY 'slinger, glad to see you back posting.

[Gunslinger]

Off topic, but...HEY 'slinger, glad to see you back posting.

Thanks Celt, 4th horseman sent me an email a few weeks ago and it really got me to thinking (no small task for me) of how much I miss reading everyone's posts on TIWWA. Life just kind of rolls you up and you get blinders on ya know? Anyway, going to try to get back as often as possible, this is the only board where I have ever felt at home so I'm not sure why I got away from it, although my 3 year old son demands a bunch of time and attention, he's not spoiled though, not one bit...........:)

[hippyroo]

death penalty.... isn't what it used to be

[Gunslinger]

death penalty.... isn't what it used to be

Not quite the deterrent it once seemed to be I'll grant you, but still applicable in some cases. I wonder what the man and woman's final thoughts were as the realization came to them that these 5 monsters weren't going to set them free, that they were never going back home, never going to watch it rain, watch a sunrise or sunset with a loved one. If I were a relative I would stand before these five monsters and ask them just that as the headsman prepared to drop the axe. I wonder if there is a moment of enlightenment and ownership of the deeds you have done before the final curtain goes up? These five perps deserve to find out.......in my humble opinion.

[Guest Laurent.]

That was passionate. I have to say it is a brilliant post even though I do not agree with the content.

[4th Horseman]

That was passionate. I have to say it is a brilliant post even though I do not agree with the content.

Gunslinger speaks from a LIFETIME background of law enforcement perspicacity . The "content" you speak of comes from first hand experience over many years of dealing with predators, murderers, etc.....I wonder if perhaps, just perhaps each of us who knead our pillows just right, then snuggle under our warm comfy blankets only to drift off into the morphic haze of sleep could instead, strap on a badge and get our asses out there and face the fear, and see the evil that these men and women do EVERY SINGLE NIGHT...having to patrol areas that are'nt even safe during the day, much less at 2AM...i work in areas that are effectively closed to utility work after 12 noon because it is too dangerous. I work the graveyard shift in the most crime ridden area in all of Southern California, the San Fernando Valley, which is home to some of the most violent gangs in existence, primarily MS13 (Mara Salvatrucha). There is not a single night that i dont see police helicopters circling in the general area, and i wont even begin to tell you of the things i have seen and heard, as they defy all reason and logic..and i am NOT in law enforcement. There have been many, many nights where we have been called back to our base office due to gunfire. We are often approached by prostitutes on a regular basis as their base of operation used to be, and still is at times, at the corner just east of our building. They wait for us to turn into the driveway and approach us as we wait for the electric gate to open. Our office is surrounded by two rows of concertina wire (razor wire), and it has been a very effective deterent. I have seen police, with their weapons drawn, sprinting by our central office to the one hour motels just up the block...yes, its a real shithole area...It is literally a warzone...We have had to have police escorts at times, staying by our side for the duration of our work...we have been harrassed and followed in company vehicles from location to location, we have also had many vehicles broken into, and i cant tell you how much time is spent erasing the stupid graffitti that seems to appear out of nowhere. All i have to say is unless you have experienced it firsthand like Slinger or myself, its very difficult to knock someone for their assessment...When you deal daily with the darker aspects of human nature, a nature that we all COULD become, you are within your rights of "telling it like it is"....this aint "COPS" on Fox....perhaps Slinger is wrong, maybe the right approach would be to sit down with these criminals, offer them milk and cookies, and find excuses for their behavior (society, The Man, etc...)..NAH...Slinger, i am in your corner on this one. I dont blame you at all for the way you feel or have expressed yourself. Walk a mile in his or my shoes and you will whistle a different tune...

4th Horseman..