Comments on: How could they do this to us? http://stevesiwy.com/blog/2006/06/12/how-could-they-do-this-to-us/ I might have been born yesterday, sir, but I stayed up all night. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:16:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: Steve http://stevesiwy.com/blog/2006/06/12/how-could-they-do-this-to-us/#comment-207 Steve Wed, 14 Jun 2006 20:11:35 +0000 http://stevesiwy.com/blog/2006/06/12/how-could-they-do-this-to-us/#comment-207 <blockquote>That said, whoever came up with the term, “homicide suicides” needs to be cornholed.</blockquote> Roy Edoroso's on our side. The "homicide suicides" was mockery of Fox News.

That said, whoever came up with the term, “homicide suicides” needs to be cornholed.

Roy Edoroso’s on our side. The “homicide suicides” was mockery of Fox News.

]]> By: Tom http://stevesiwy.com/blog/2006/06/12/how-could-they-do-this-to-us/#comment-203 Tom Tue, 13 Jun 2006 21:02:49 +0000 http://stevesiwy.com/blog/2006/06/12/how-could-they-do-this-to-us/#comment-203 Uh, Steve, don't you mean, "Don't you have a journal or something <i> within which </i> you can write stupid repugnant shit?" Though I do have a healthy, red-blooded desire to see those complicit in 9/11 rectally impaled Zulu-style (or those involved in any ongoing similar plots), those guys do need a trial yo (at the end of which, after being judged guilty beyond a reasonable doubt by a jury of their peers, we rectally impale them). I can't think of one valid reason to remove anyone from the legal process though. Well, I guess I can, but it's not a good one. Obviously there is a tremendous fear that these people will try something or did try something, and yet no one has enough information to prove it. It was determined somewhere by someone that the fear wins over freedom. Also, if my knowledge of prisons is accurate, which is mostly based on B movies, suicide attempts are a good way to get a little break from general population. That said, whoever came up with the term, "homicide suicides" needs to be cornholed. Uh, Steve, don’t you mean, “Don’t you have a journal or something within which you can write stupid repugnant shit?”

Though I do have a healthy, red-blooded desire to see those complicit in 9/11 rectally impaled Zulu-style (or those involved in any ongoing similar plots), those guys do need a trial yo (at the end of which, after being judged guilty beyond a reasonable doubt by a jury of their peers, we rectally impale them). I can’t think of one valid reason to remove anyone from the legal process though. Well, I guess I can, but it’s not a good one. Obviously there is a tremendous fear that these people will try something or did try something, and yet no one has enough information to prove it. It was determined somewhere by someone that the fear wins over freedom.

Also, if my knowledge of prisons is accurate, which is mostly based on B movies, suicide attempts are a good way to get a little break from general population. That said, whoever came up with the term, “homicide suicides” needs to be cornholed.

]]> By: Graham http://stevesiwy.com/blog/2006/06/12/how-could-they-do-this-to-us/#comment-199 Graham Tue, 13 Jun 2006 03:57:53 +0000 http://stevesiwy.com/blog/2006/06/12/how-could-they-do-this-to-us/#comment-199 I'm not sure that 30 people who have been held since 2001 attempting to kill themselves is a very high number. Of course any number is high, especially when these men haven't been charged with anything. I'd wager that it's probably in line with the U.S. domestic prison population though. Just my $.02 I’m not sure that 30 people who have been held since 2001 attempting to kill themselves is a very high number. Of course any number is high, especially when these men haven’t been charged with anything. I’d wager that it’s probably in line with the U.S. domestic prison population though. Just my $.02

]]> By: Ananth http://stevesiwy.com/blog/2006/06/12/how-could-they-do-this-to-us/#comment-198 Ananth Tue, 13 Jun 2006 02:10:54 +0000 http://stevesiwy.com/blog/2006/06/12/how-could-they-do-this-to-us/#comment-198 Actually I was trying to be flippant. I don't think there was anything vile that I said in the post. It's not true that there is a very high probability that many of the detainees in gitmo would have gladly given their life in a 'martydom' operation? So I am not suprised that some commited suicide and others have tried. That being said, should be have let it happen. No. Is it bad PR? Yes. To me this is not the kind of group that I would waste my empathy on. Just like I don't feel bad when child molestors are shanked in prison. Doesn't mean I condone it, but I am not losing any sleep over it. Actually I was trying to be flippant. I don’t think there was anything vile that I said in the post. It’s not true that there is a very high probability that many of the detainees in gitmo would have gladly given their life in a ‘martydom’ operation? So I am not suprised that some commited suicide and others have tried.

That being said, should be have let it happen. No. Is it bad PR? Yes. To me this is not the kind of group that I would waste my empathy on. Just like I don’t feel bad when child molestors are shanked in prison. Doesn’t mean I condone it, but I am not losing any sleep over it.

]]> By: Steve http://stevesiwy.com/blog/2006/06/12/how-could-they-do-this-to-us/#comment-197 Steve Tue, 13 Jun 2006 01:01:47 +0000 http://stevesiwy.com/blog/2006/06/12/how-could-they-do-this-to-us/#comment-197 Huh? Me? And isn't that kind of a weird standard of behavior to hold yourself to? "I know I'm being vile, but I perceive that this person is also vile, so it's Lord of the Flies for everyone!" Huh? Me?

And isn’t that kind of a weird standard of behavior to hold yourself to? “I know I’m being vile, but I perceive that this person is also vile, so it’s Lord of the Flies for everyone!”

]]> By: Ananth http://stevesiwy.com/blog/2006/06/12/how-could-they-do-this-to-us/#comment-196 Ananth Tue, 13 Jun 2006 00:43:00 +0000 http://stevesiwy.com/blog/2006/06/12/how-could-they-do-this-to-us/#comment-196 I'll stop when you do. I’ll stop when you do.

]]> By: Steve http://stevesiwy.com/blog/2006/06/12/how-could-they-do-this-to-us/#comment-195 Steve Mon, 12 Jun 2006 22:09:19 +0000 http://stevesiwy.com/blog/2006/06/12/how-could-they-do-this-to-us/#comment-195 Don't you have a journal or something that you can write stupid, repugnant shit in? Should you really do it in public? Don’t you have a journal or something that you can write stupid, repugnant shit in? Should you really do it in public?

]]> By: Ananth http://stevesiwy.com/blog/2006/06/12/how-could-they-do-this-to-us/#comment-194 Ananth Mon, 12 Jun 2006 21:56:14 +0000 http://stevesiwy.com/blog/2006/06/12/how-could-they-do-this-to-us/#comment-194 "Jesus. To drive any human being to such lengths" Seriously, these guys in all likelyhood would have killed themselves regardless of Gitmo, the only difference is that they would have strapped explosives to themselves and blown a bazaar somewhere. Save your pity for someone who deserves it, not terrorists locked up in a prison. “Jesus. To drive any human being to such lengths”
Seriously, these guys in all likelyhood would have killed themselves regardless of Gitmo, the only difference is that they would have strapped explosives to themselves and blown a bazaar somewhere.

Save your pity for someone who deserves it, not terrorists locked up in a prison.

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