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#1: Adam Nielson (monkeyboy) on Jan 8, 2009 [SPOILER]

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why Jota? You should not be strung up. :) I like you.

Thank you both !

Suspend is a bad choice of pun for this puzzle.

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I can't believe a puzzle like this made it past the censors. :( (Or if that statement offends you: ha ha ha awesome!!!1)

LOL Thanks

Not in the least offensive. If society used it more we might not be in the predicament we are in.....
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I totally agree Ailsa ...

I totally don't.

When I know that serial killers, child molestors, rapists, etc. are under a roof, having 3 meals a day, watching TV and costing taxpayers thousands of dollars, I wonder what the purpose is.

(1) Even if we are sure "beyond a reasonable doubt," we are not sure. (2) Inhumanity cannot be the best way to respond to inhumanity. (3) In any case, I cannot see how "the predicament we are in" could in any substantial way be relieved by executing more people.

Well said, Jan.

Capital punishment cannot undo any crime, is not an effective deterrent, and wastes resources.

We could prevent a lot of crime if we addressed one of the most common causes. Alcohol abuse is a factor in 40 percent of violent crimes committed in the U.S.

According to the latest research, 25% of people behind bars in Canada have symptoms of Fetal Alcohol disorders, and 60% of youth in juvie in the U.S. screen positive for Fetal Alcohol disorders. And before we start blaming women for drinking while they are pregnant, think about this: Half of all those birth moms are victims of brain damage from their own mother's drinking during pregnancy.

My own sweet son John (who has Fetal Alcohol Syndrome) has no impulse control and poor judgment and is easily influenced and is very vulnerable in social situations. In order to keep him from committing crimes that could hurt others or get him arrested, he needs to be supervised at all times, everywhere he goes.

But when I talk about alcohol causing serious problems, I am accused of being "anti alcohol" (horrors!). I just say, "Nobody ever died from not drinking." I wonder how many violent crimes might have been prevented, if it weren't for the person being under the influence of alcohol? Oh wait, I can tell you: three million crimes, every year, just in the U.S.

I agree Teresa..."I wonder how many violent crimes might have been prevented, if it weren't for the person being under the influence of alcohol? Oh wait, I can tell you: three million crimes, every year, just in the U.S."
...not that I think we could go back to the 1920's abolition (it didn't work), but I wish people would wise up to the effects of alcohol!

Prohibition didn't work in some respects. For one, it was not effectively enforced, as organized crime was more powerful than the government agents. Another reason is that the law did not actually prohibit the consumption of alcohol, so people drank what they had stored up, or legally made their own, or illegally obtained it by various means. The truth is that in communities where alcohol is NOT consumed, alcohol related crime, injuries, illness, and death are greatly reduced.

It is less a matter of legislation and more one of education - raising awareness about alcohol, violence, healthy choices, etc.

It occurs to me that alcohol is not a new invention. It's been popular for much of human history. Likely a lot of historical stupidity can be explained by the probability that much of the human race has suffered from FAS since the dawn of time.

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