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<DIV>I was going to let this one go by, but since Lance has commented "So true"
I have to dissect at least one paragraph. Like most POINTED humor, i.e. a joke
where the original author is trying to make one or more points (not simply to
make us laugh), this one is a mixed bag.</DIV>
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size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">Finally, Common Sense lost the will to live
as the Ten Commandments became contraband; churches became businesses; and
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<DIV>I am not aware that the Ten Commandments have become contraband of any
kind.</DIV>
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<DIV>I am painfully aware that churches have become businesses, and those are
the ones that seem to be loudest in demanding a "return" to a past of their own
inventive imagination, usually one that begins with everyone sending a check to
the address on the TV screen.</DIV>
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<DIV>Criminals receive better treatment than their victims? I have to ask for
some details on that one. I have many friends and more acquaintances who have
felony convictions. Some have completed their sentences and are working in a
variety of responsible managerial positions or running their own (legal)
businesses. Others are still in captivity; some I am endeavoring to find ways to
get their sentences reduced, but they have served at least ten years.</DIV>
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<DIV>This obnoxious fallacy about how well criminals are treated does indeed
result from a loss of common sense. We have many protections in our laws for
those ACCUSED of a crime. This is because people are accused for many reasons,
including guilt, mistake, malice, ulterior motivation, jealousy, etc. The point
is not to protect "criminals" but to protect each and all of us from being
overwhelmed by the power of our government, funded by our tax dollars, snuffing
out our lone individual voice trying to prove our own innocence. But really, how
many people actually convicted of a crime and sentenced for it are "treated
better than their victims"? That's ridiculous.</DIV>
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<DIV>Siarlys</DIV></BODY></HTML>