Alleged Colorado Shooter Is Charged With 24 Counts of First-Degree Murder: Should He Get the Death Penalty?

I agree completely. Very well stated. I actually enjoy having my opinion challenged, simply because it allows my naturally fastidious ( alright, anal) nature to go to work. Now I will not swear to not being a bit juvenile from time to time. Occasionally, one must take a cheap shot to raise someones ire, and get them to show true face. I seem to have this knack for getting into it with people driven by, dependent on, or the victim of false information.
I will admit that I love the truth, and am willing to go a bit (and occasionally more than a bit to) far, to reach that truth. Motivation by fear, false or misleading information or stupidity, makes me (actually, drives me to), want to fix it. Most everyone I know, considers me to be a driven investigator, simply because I will search and research, until I uncover the truth. My wife and I both are fastidious in our nature, and don't rest until we find what we're after. My wife's subject is lost genealogy. She is amazing, when it comes to finding the lost or unknown. Together, we have developed an intense, effective style of search and destroy, to reach our end.

I will also agree with your take on blocking. An example. I make a post to the Colorado slayings. I am greeted from this poster with "Boo hoo hoo". Now as I said in previous post. I was willing to give him his minute, but I wanted an explanation. When he furthered his grievous attempt to slander and belittle my position, I did,verbally bitch slap him. He actually sends me mail, to let me know that he has blocked me. I am also under permanent block, and banned to the outer rim by "Art", for daring to show disagreement and then contempt for his mundanity. The real crime there, is that Art is an intelligent guy, and would be fun to debate with. Unfortunately, he is too narcissistic, and looses very poorly.

This raises, for me, a nagging question. Why do people choose to quote belief or religion, as their source of inspiration, and then show hate and contempt for virtually everything, in that religions name? Further, what makes them think that rational, thinking people, are going to sit idly by, and not question their motivations and opinions? Anyhow, I have written a bit of a diatribe, and will give you eyes a chance to rest...Thanks for the response...Peace

I've encountered Art on a few occasions.
He has me blocked for disagreeing with him as well... & I think he got intensely angry when I proved him wrong with evidence to back up what I said. He is definitely a sore loser... & you really hit the nail on the head at narcissistic.

I also agree with your comments on religious people. Also on the Aurora shooter's question, I find loads of people who use their religious belief as grounds to not make the guy go splat against some concrete. That's fine, but what I've observed over years & years is that those people who are the most religious are usually the most afraid of dying. They want everyone to live forever. I've witnessed people go to some really incredible lengths to avoid having to die or to keep someone else alive, even if the person is "alive" only because of machines or is otherwise brain dead. I simply do not understand at all. I would think that those who "believe" would be a little bit happy or relieved a the thought of going off to "paradise" & meeting "The Maker." I mean, I understand not wanting to die & I understand missing dead loved ones, of course. But this obsession with preventing abortion, prolonging old people's lives further, keeping terminally people alive with no quality of life & being against capital punishment in every single case... it completely baffles me. If gawd is good & loving & forgiving, then why are His believers so afraid to meet Him & afraid for anyone else to meet Him? What the hell is so awful & terrifying about death?
Religious people strike me as being the most hypocritical about most things anyway, so I suppose it's actually par for the course.