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TheDisturbedOne

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  1. Ah, you are right that it costs a ton of money for life in prison, but according to a Time article (forgot which), on average a trail in which the death penalty is seeked, the cost of the trial is over $3 million. In contrast life in prison is much less. Even where the death penalty isn't given, but the prosecution seeks it, it costs about $2 million a trial.


  2. I'd say go to a good bookstore if you want one with thick pages. Barnes and Noble should have some. Most of the Bibles that are produced now have extremely thin pages that can tear just by turning the page. KJV is a great version of the Bible (well, there aren't any bad versions), I use it.


  3. I can tell you that if you just jump straight into expert on easy/semi-easy songs, you will eventually get the hang of it. I can still 100% a few Expert songs, and I haven't played it in a long time. If you have Guitar Hero II, try Strutter on Expert. It is one of the best songs to get you into expert. I jumped from medium to expert on Strutter and I did pretty well on it.If you know how to play real guitar or bass it helps a lot as well.


  4. I forgot the name of the show, it may have been something along the lines of Inside Death Row. I don't think these child rapists should get 5 years. Though 5 years is a long time to think about something, the person that got abused is scarred for life. I think all cases of rape when the victim is under 13 should get a life sentence.

     

    The reason why I say 13 is that some teens tend to be caught up in relationships, and decide to have sex WAY too early. It pains me to see a teen getting a stat rape charge for something that would have been consensual if the other person were of age. In addition, the person facing the stat rape charge is now considered a sex offender and would be in the same category as the child rapists.

     

    I think the 18 year old (for consent) is mainly in place to discourage teens from having sex (which is a good thing to discouraging teens to do), but some people and the DA take things way too far.

     

    If a victim is under 18 and it is legit rape, I think they should be locked up for a long time, life or slightly less, depending on circumstances.


  5. I think the thing here was me hosting the TRACKER on Xisto. The tracker would use a ton of RAM. As for torrents themselves, it is possible for you to hide them in other files. For example I know somebody online who hides torrent files in pictures. You download the picture and change the extension to .torrent, and you have a perfectly working torrent.


  6. Many people, including me, have asked this question and the answer is always the same - SMF! The biggest advantage SMF has over the other free forum packages is that it lives up to its name and is really simple to use. I tried phpbb only once and didn't even get to install it completely - so a software which is confusing to even install will definitely be more confusing to use! That's why SMF gets the vote all the time :)

    MediaWiki is even harder than phpBB to install. It took me about 30 minutes to get everything right.

    Haha, I would say Simple Machines Forum as well, but not because it is faster, better, or has no security exploits or whatever, but only because the SMILEYS on SMF are better than any other forum that I have seen so far!!! :( I really meant it, not only just phpBB, but any other forum software as well... :( The smileys just seems very important to me, I don't know why, but choose SMF because of the smileys!!! :D :D :D

    Have you seen the new smileys in RC2? They are a lot better than the old ones.

  7. Death Penalty- Though I would want all child rapists to rot in hell, killing them seems too humane for me. I think giving them a lifetime to think about what they did in a jail (not even hardcore murders will defend child rapists). I also think that in some cases, the death penalty is used on innocents (Sacco and Vanzetti trial comes to mind, though nobody really knows if they were guilty). With the advancement of DNA and the like, less innocent people are dying from the death penalty, but it could still happen if there wasn't enough physical evidence at a crime scene. Also, I've seen a documentary on National Geographic about the death penalty. A lot of the people on death row have changed (or seem to have changed) after their convictions. One guy spent 16 hours a day reading the Bible and seeking spiritual help (I believe the guy murdered his family). I'm not saying set them free (actually far from it), but the people on death row can make a turnaround, and which I think deserve life in prison for. The end of the show had the credits rolling in front of what was left of the guy's family weeping over his dead body.I'll reply to other ideas later, I've got a bunch of stuff to do at the moment. :)


  8. How well do you think Obama's done since he's been elected?

    Not as well as I thought he would do. And those weren't even high standards. He has already put one foot into public healthcare, and started funding stem cell research. His support has gone down faster than Bush's approval rating went.

    What is your satisfactory rating for him?

    Far from satisfactory. I'd give him a generous 13/100

    Did you think he's done as well as you thought he'd do?

    I knew he wouldn't do well, and my suspicion was right. He doesn't have full Democratic support for the healthcare bill, and is blaming Republicans for it (while a full Democratic vote would pass the bill!!).

    Did you vote for Obama?

    I wasn't old enough to vote for him in this past election, but in 3 years, unless he makes a 100% turnaround (aka becoming a conservative), I won't be voting for him in 2012. Nevertheless my vote doesn't count as my state hasn't voted Republican since Reagan.

     

    If you wish to debate about anything I'd go for it. I like hearing opposing viewpoints and debating, as long as there are no personal attacks.

    Though I do have a few strong liberal ideas, such as banning the death penalty. This isn't Salem, and we aren't in the 1600's.

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