What Made you Smile/What Ticked you off Today?

[dsheinem]

ticked: Steam's gameplay clock. I left Blue Shift on pause for 11 hours overnight and now have 13 hours of gameplay logged, which isn't really accurate since it is a ~3 hour game. I wish there was a way to manually adjust the time totals. I also have a game I left up once over a week or so that I'd played maybe 2 hours of but now have 250+ hours logged

[Ack]

I'd hate to know tax money would go to house that jerk.

it is. and to feed him. and to pay his hospital bills. and it is going to pay to defend him.

And that's the way it should be. Everyone deserves their day in court. Courts aren't perfect and justice isn't always served, but "innocent until proven guilty" is something that needs to be respected. A humane legal system is part of what separates and moralizes the injuries meted out to criminals from the injuries criminals mete out to others.

We also shouldn't forget that the press also fingered the wrong people initially and made numerous misstatements, so things may be radically different from what we think.

That said, I'm concerned that in this case the highest form of punishment we have, execution, may be thrown out over an argument on legal semantics concerning whether he should have been read his Miranda Rights or whether the public safety exception was expired.

[Luke]

That said, I'm concerned that in this case the highest form of punishment we have, execution, may be thrown out over an argument on legal semantics concerning whether he should have been read his Miranda Rights or whether the public safety exception was expired.

I wouldn't worry about the Miranda Rights issue; like, at all. The news outlets will make a big deal out of this just to keep your attention, but anyone can be kept in police custody for questioning without being read their rights. The police have a right to build their case before an actual arrest.

[Ack]

That said, I'm concerned that in this case the highest form of punishment we have, execution, may be thrown out over an argument on legal semantics concerning whether he should have been read his Miranda Rights or whether the public safety exception was expired.

I wouldn't worry about the Miranda Rights issue; like, at all. The news outlets will make a big deal out of this just to keep your attention, but anyone can be kept in police custody for questioning without being read their rights. The police have a right to build their case before an actual arrest.

Kept in questioning, sure. But considering he had just been in a gun battle followed by a massive manhunt, I wouldn't say he is simply being held for questioning. Evidence is being gathered from him in custody through his written communications from interrogation by state agents, which would count as his testimony, and said evidence will be used in a court of law. If he has since been advised of his Miranda Rights upon regaining consciousness within the hospital, then there is no issue.

[Luke]

If he has since been advised of his Miranda Rights upon regaining consciousness within the hospital, then there is no issue.

Yup. He wasn't actually charged until regaining consciousness at the hospital. You have nothing to worry about.

[gtmtnbiker]

ticked: Steam's gameplay clock. I left Blue Shift on pause for 11 hours overnight and now have 13 hours of gameplay logged, which isn't really accurate since it is a ~3 hour game.

It's ok to take longer than the average to finish a game. It's not an indictment on your gamer skills.

[Ack]

If he has since been advised of his Miranda Rights upon regaining consciousness within the hospital, then there is no issue.

Yup. He wasn't actually charged until regaining consciousness at the hospital. You have nothing to worry about.

I certainly hope so. I'd like to see this one burn.

[dsheinem]

ticked: Steam's gameplay clock. I left Blue Shift on pause for 11 hours overnight and now have 13 hours of gameplay logged, which isn't really accurate since it is a ~3 hour game.

It's ok to take longer than the average to finish a game. It's not an indictment on your gamer skills.

I know that, it is just annoying because I really like the feature and wish there was a way to make adjustments if need be. Oh well.

[prfsnl_gmr]

Personally, I think that prosecuting death penalty cases is too expensive and permits the defendant too many appeals. Life w/o parole is much less expensive, and there is a much lower chance that the sentence and verdict will be overturned on appeal. (There will also be far fewer appeals.) In my opinion, we have already wasted enough resources on this despicable person; so, I hope that they simply lock him up and throw away the key.

[Luke]

I certainly hope so. I'd like to see this one burn.

An eye for an eye leaves the entire world blind, but I kind of hope the guy is paralyzed, had to have his wiener amputated, and faces a firing squad that just can't aim well enough to finish the job in a timely manner.

I'm exaggerating as I want his pain to be mental, not physical. Someone should stand over him, 24/7 holding the picture of the eight year old boy he slaughtered. Visits from all the amputated and injured. Hear the cries of the loved ones of those who were injured. He deserves to face a mental penance.