Gang rapists should not be sent to prison because they might get depressed. I’m adamant about this. We all agree depression is not something we would wish upon anybody, right? So that would most definitely include gang rapists. NOT!!! Here’s the thing, we deem public safety and criminal punishment to - without question - trump a felon’s depression. Now follow me on this one.
When people advocate legislation mandating making it known who is paying for political ads, etc. there is a certain element of society – OK, I’ll say it, a certain political party – that suggests that we CAN’T inform the public who is secretly financing Political Action Committees and funding initiatives under blurry names like “Citizens United for a Better Tomorrow” because – ready? – there might be boycotts or vaguely worded “threats” against these individuals. Now, here’s where we get to the gang rapist analogy. In the same way that public safety and criminal punishment are more important than possible depression among gang rapists, so does transparency and full disclosure as to who is trying to buy the results of an election trump a possible boycott of said individuals.
I’m putting away my soap box now. I know, I know. “Hey, Bill, try USING the soap for once!”
BILL
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