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Subject:	Re: Misperceptions of America (Was: Conversation w/ a LEGO Rep)
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Date:	Tue, 7 Sep 1999 18:53:06 GMT
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Jeremy, > But don't you ever ask *why*?!? Jeez, what, are you happy with those > numbers? I don't look into race numbers and statistics too much, because a good deal of people look at it way too much, IMHO. I don't care what the numbers are, frankly, like I said before, I don't care what race or color, etc. you are, if you do a crime, and you are convicted of it, you should be aware of the consequences. If there are disparities within the sentencing guidelines, there should not be. I can't help either, but it should be dealt with. Equal punishment, regardless of race. I am not happy with disparages in punishment, lowering of standards simply because of race, sex, etc. That is what I am talking about. snipped history lesson of Kwajalein Atoll> > So when you wave your American flag and cheer the great nation you live in > and happily file your income taxes, you may consider what has been done by > your country, and what may happen yet. I never am happy with filing my income taxes, thank you very much! Have I ever said the US is perfect? This is a good example of it doing stupid things. These kind of issues need to dealt with, but I had no control of this, and I would never do such a thing myself, I wish I could do a great deal of things that the US did differently, but I cannot. Learn from history, don't dwell on it forever and ruin your life, and make strides to make sure it does not happen again. Regardless of these and other examples (The discussion could last forever), however, it is still better to live here than, say, China. Oh, BTW, what can happen now, since you brought it up, dare I ask? > > Cheers, Indeed. > - jsproat > > Web References: > http://www.bikiniatoll.com/ > http://www.rmiembassyus.org/ (with bibliography) > http://tis-nt.eh.doe.gov/ihp/marsh/marshall.htm > > U.S. Gumm'it Papers References: > U.S. Public Law # 94-34 > U.S. Public Law # 99-239 > U.S. Public Law # 97-257 > U.S. Public Law # 100-446 > The Compact of Free Association Thanks for the references. I shall look them up, as time permits. -- Scott E. Sanburn CADD Operator, CADD Systems Administrator Affiliated Engineers, Inc. Ann Arbor, MI Work Page: http://www.aeieng.com/ Home Page: http://www.geocities.com/~legoguy712/index.html Lego Page: http://www.geocities.com/~legoguy712/legoindex.html “The more people I meet, the more I like my Lego collection.”

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		Re: Misperceptions of America (Was: Conversation w/ a LEGO Rep)
(...) Ignorace is a good platform from which to argue. You'll never lose ground from there. (...) Ah, but the topic was not in changing punishment, but rather the startling disparagy in the demographics of execution. If I were more cynical, I (...) (25 years ago, 7-Sep-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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		Re: Misperceptions of America (Was: Conversation w/ a LEGO Rep)
Please, people, maybe I don't catch this stuff, but paraphrasing and hinting on a subject where some people have no clue, I think you better state, clearly, what you are talking about. Man, it is like trying to dissect what Bill Clinton is lying (...) (25 years ago, 7-Sep-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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