This week...the Supreme Court decided...
Bone-headed Decision 1: No death penalty for child molesters and rapists. Five of the "justices" voted against the death penalty.
I disagree with this decision. The death penalty is an excellent deterrent, excellent elimination of child-hurting vermin, and, reassures the victim that their tormentor will not be coming back to hurt them again...ever. It is also highly cost-effective compared to the cost of jailing, counseling, and tracking the sorry motherless bastards who commit these crimes.
The gene, brain damage, illness, environmental factors, or whatever that contribute to the making of a child molester can not be undone or cured. The only effective cures for molestation tendencies involve a life-sentence in general population (where real justice can get a chance) or the death penalty. To prevent recurrences of the crime, either jail them or keep them away from children forever, and as recent sad events have shown, these approaches don't always work.
To my thinking, the death penalty for child molesters just makes sense, and guarantees the perpetrator won't be doing it again any time soon.
Is the death penalty cruel and unusual punishment for this type of crime? Given the damage, destruction, and cruelty that the victim is often subjected to, I don't think so at all.
Bone-headed Decision 2: A $2 Billion Valentine for Exxon.
Remember the Exxon Valdez? And feeling the high price at the pump lately? And that Congressional monkey show of a "hearing" where they "fussed" at the oil company executives to demonstrate to the voting public that our U.S. politicians care...not so much? Then nothing happened. The executives giggled and kissed each other, gas prices stayed high, and our Congress just sort of mumbled "aw shucks" at the lobbyists who chucked them under the chin for their "bravery". Call me cynical, but my Honda tells me I didn't get much benefit from it.
Long story short recap, a few years ago, an Exxon boat driver got drunk, and ran into Alaska which would not get the hell out of the way, killed some critters, oiled the shore like it was getting ready to participate in a Greco-Roman wrestling match, put some fishermen out of business, and made things a little messy for some others.. Exxon was supposed to pay some monies to clean up and to say "I am sorry Captain Dimwit Drinks-A-Lot really f-d up the your state and critters and jobs and stuff. Here's some sincere money to fix things.".
This week, justice was served (hee hee) when the damages that Exxon had to pay were reduced from $2.5B to $500M. Yeah, $500M should be enough to buy some cheap towels for gasping sea otters. You know, maybe this decision makes sense...oil being so expensive now, what, really, does Alaska to complain about? They got at least 500 barrels of free oil...it is not Exxon's fault that they were too lazy and too busy complaining to get off their asses and soak it up.
Shut up, Alaska. Just pick up the free oil and be happy.
Bone-headed (?) Decision 3 - Handgun Ban Lifted for D.C.
Initially, I thought this was a bad decision...basically, it allows residents or visitors in Washington, D.C., where all the justices, politicians, and other fell creatures of a bestial nature congregate, to carry a handgun. Smart move. I would have thought this was a bad idea, but after thinking about it, I can see some benefits.
It'll make security for dignitaries from other countries easier since the protective detail can assume everyone is armed, and just adopt "shoot first, ask questions later" posture. Really would simplify things.
Alaska can get off its ass, arm itself, and shoot the next Captains Blotto BEFORE he hits the coast again. Imagine the combined sound of thousands of pissed off Alaskans firing a warning volley across the drunkard's bow with their legally permitted handguns.
So, not a boneheaded decision after...
Supreme Court? Why do I have this image in my head now?
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