01-14-2021, 05:31 PM
(01-14-2021, 03:17 PM)fifteenth Wrote: Torture and murder are prosecuted differently from assault. Homicide is prosecuted differently than manslaughter.You're talking about prosecution, that's what I addressed in the end by saying "the Government should not" (turn the other cheek and forgive).
(01-14-2021, 03:17 PM)fifteenth Wrote: And I'm not giving rioters from last summer or folks that attacked the capitol a pass. Both are wrong. But they are different. No doubt about that.
This statement bothers me. You say both are wrong, but then you're arguing that one is more justifiable than the other. That to me, says while you're saying you're not giving the 1 a pass, you're really giving them a pass because, well, it's not soooooooo bad.