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Offline "couldbecousin"

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Re: Times Square bombing
« Reply #15 on: May 05, 2010, 06:08:05 AM »
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In Sweden in the 1960's and 70's there was a law that if a criminal was "unfit" of committing his crime, he should not be punished. That meant that if, for example, an arsonist was too dumb to put something on fire in an effective way, the charges were dropped.

That way he was free to keep trying till he got it right! :rofl:

Yup. The idea was good, however. The thought was that such a person was a poor sucker that shouldn't be punished.

Are all unsuccessful attempted crimes in Sweden treated this way...for instance, murder attempts in which the bullet misses by an inch? Failure to complete the crime does not necessarily make the criminal a poor stupid loser who deserves a break.

No, that law was abolished in the 1970's.

But you usually get less punishment for a murder attempt than for a murder, yes.

As long as there's some punishment, that seems fair. :prude:
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Re: Times Square bombing
« Reply #16 on: May 05, 2010, 09:30:13 PM »
Quote from: normal_impaired on May 05, 2010, 12:22:49 AM
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I could've done a better job bombing NYC. :arrr:

Could you say that a little louder?  Try to speak into my oversized necktie with the flashing red light on it.

I said, everyone should take up arms against the U.S. government. Did you get all that??  ;) ;D
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Re: Times Square bombing
« Reply #17 on: May 05, 2010, 09:51:57 PM »
Everyone should take up arms against every government. Too bad most people don't get that, especially not here in Europe, at least not in Sweden, the UK and such countries.
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Re: Times Square bombing
« Reply #18 on: May 05, 2010, 09:57:57 PM »
Quote from: TheoK on May 05, 2010, 09:51:57 PM
Everyone should take up arms against every government. Too bad most people don't get that, especially not here in Europe, at least not in Sweden, the UK and such countries.

I wouldn't worry too much about that, Greece is showing the future of what is going to happen soon. 8)
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Re: Times Square bombing
« Reply #19 on: May 05, 2010, 10:01:26 PM »
The Greeks are  :viking:
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Re: Times Square bombing
« Reply #20 on: May 05, 2010, 10:02:53 PM »
Here in the US, if you even so much as criticize the president, half the people will respond saying they agree, and the other half will call you a communist.

"When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty." -Thomas Jefferson - author of the Declaration of Independence, the document that founded the USA as an independent nation.
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Re: Times Square bombing
« Reply #21 on: May 05, 2010, 10:05:04 PM »
Jefferson was  :viking:
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Re: Times Square bombing
« Reply #22 on: May 05, 2010, 10:43:09 PM »
I was in NYC the day they found the bombs, but i was over 30 blocks away.
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Re: Times Square bombing
« Reply #23 on: May 05, 2010, 11:09:55 PM »
Quote from: TheoK on May 05, 2010, 10:01:26 PM
The Greeks are  :viking:

"Blessed are the Greeks, for they shall inheret the earth" -Jesus being mis-quoted in 'The Life of Brian'.  ;D
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Re: Times Square bombing
« Reply #24 on: May 06, 2010, 04:50:01 AM »
Quote from: Scrap Vicious on May 05, 2010, 09:30:13 PM
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I could've done a better job bombing NYC. :arrr:

Could you say that a little louder?  Try to speak into my oversized necktie with the flashing red light on it.

I said, everyone should take up arms against the U.S. government. Did you get all that??  ;) ;D

I can't take up arms against the government today, I have to go to work! :GA:
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Re: Times Square bombing
« Reply #25 on: May 06, 2010, 07:44:24 AM »
You should all have more respect for your alien overlords.
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Re: Times Square bombing
« Reply #26 on: May 08, 2010, 05:20:46 AM »
Quote from: Scrappie Griffin on May 05, 2010, 11:09:55 PM
Quote from: TheoK on May 05, 2010, 10:01:26 PM
The Greeks are  :viking:

"Blessed are the Greeks, for they shall inheret the earth" -Jesus being mis-quoted in 'The Life of Brian'.  ;D

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Re: Times Square bombing
« Reply #27 on: May 08, 2010, 05:28:14 AM »
MillaBombilla!  :orly:
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