frye@cuuxb.UUCP (frye) (03/07/86)
Subject: Tom Twiss replied to my posting... Date: Fri, 7-Mar-86 13:04:34 CST Date-Received: Fri, 7-Mar-86 13:04:34 CST Distribution: net Naw Tom, don't worry about me. I just read the newspaper that day. I'm not quite as rabid as I sound. Only thing is, We still gather a hell of a number of victims of rapes, murders, muggings, and asaults while we are trying to figure out why these crimes occur. The victims don't care what kind of childhood the asailant had, or what kind of magazines the asailant read. The victim is either dead or hurt. Time to be thinking of the victims instead of allowing time to make more victims. We are using the victims' time to do all this head shrinking. I don't think that society is entitled to that time. True, it is sad that the person committing the crime may be some kind of victim too, but your average person out on the street is not to blame for that. But, its the average person out there who is victimized by the element we are so set on doping out. While we are doping that clown out, we are not preventing him from commiting still more mayhem and such. Society will put this clown in jail alright, but they won't keep him there. I still say society allows crime to happen by accepting excuses and not punishing criminals. Thanks for writing Tom, YAE (Yet Another Example) that there are quite a few folks who can think on the ol' net(8-). Ummm, that's the reason I'm inclined to toast you folks' health from time to time. Cheers, Glugglugglug. AAHHH!(8-) Grizzly somemore
twiss@stolaf.UUCP (Tom Twiss) (03/14/86)
> > > Subject: Tom Twiss replied to my posting... > Date: Fri, 7-Mar-86 13:04:34 CST > Date-Received: Fri, 7-Mar-86 13:04:34 CST > Distribution: net > > Naw Tom, don't worry about me. I just read the newspaper > that day. I'm not quite as rabid as I sound. Only thing > is, We still gather a hell of a number of victims of > rapes, murders, muggings, and asaults while we are trying > to figure out why these crimes occur. The victims don't > care what kind of childhood the asailant had, or what > kind of magazines the asailant read. The victim is either > dead or hurt. Time to be thinking of the victims instead > of allowing time to make more victims. We are using the > victims' time to do all this head shrinking. I don't think > that society is entitled to that time. True, it is sad > that the person committing the crime may be some kind of > victim too, but your average person out on the street is > not to blame for that. But, its the average person out > there who is victimized by the element we are so set on > doping out. While we are doping that clown out, we are > not preventing him from commiting still more mayhem and > such. Society will put this clown in jail alright, but > they won't keep him there. This could very well be. I don't disagree with any of the above. But because the problem is so prevalent, it doesn't mean we can't address some causes (or possible causes) in an attempt to prevent at least some of the crimes. > I still say society allows crime to happen by accepting > excuses and not punishing criminals. Again, you may be correct on this. Hopefully, the "excuses" would be *reasons* or *causes*, so that perhaps *constructive* action can be taken. But your point is well taken as well. > Thanks for writing Tom, YAE (Yet Another Example) that there > are quite a few folks who can think on the ol' net(8-). Ummm, > that's the reason I'm inclined to toast you folks' health from > time to time. You are very gracious. The same compliment should be paid you. -- I don't even have an employer, so these views can't be theirs! Tom Twiss St. Olaf College Nothfield, MN 55057 {decvax or ihnp4}!stolaf!agnes!twiss