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    Four PA teens charged in the beating death of Mexican immigrant Luis Ramirez

    Pa. teen who punched Mexican immigrant cuts deal

    POTTSVILLE, Pa. -- Almost from the beginning, Colin Walsh thought his friends were setting him up to take the fall for Luis Ramirez's death.

    It was true that Walsh, a standout high school football player, had knocked the illegal Mexican immigrant unconscious with a single blow to the head during a wild, epithet-filled brawl. But Walsh wasn't the only assailant that night. And so he made the decision to cooperate with investigators - cutting a deal that could get him out of prison in four years.

    On Tuesday, Walsh, 17, testified against two teenage friends charged in connection with the fatal beating of Ramirez, a 25-year-old factory worker and farmhand from Iramuco, Mexico.

    Prosecutors say a group of white football players, including Walsh and the teens on trial, shouted ethnic slurs at Ramirez as they punched and kicked him in the small eastern Pennsylvania coal town of Shenandoah last summer.

    Defense attorneys say Ramirez was the aggressor and deny their clients made any derogatory comments about his ethnicity. In fact, none of the witnesses so far has pinned any specific slurs on either Brandon Piekarsky, 17, or Derrick Donchak, 19.

    Walsh had been charged in state court with third-degree murder and ethnic intimidation, but Schuylkill County District Attorney James Goodman dropped the charges earlier this month after Walsh pleaded guilty in federal court to violating Ramirez's civil rights.

    On the witness stand Tuesday, Walsh said his deal calls for nine years in federal prison, but that he could be out in four because of his cooperation in the trial of Piekarsky and Donchak.

    Piekarsky's attorney, Frederick Fanelli, seized on the deal as evidence that Walsh was out to save his own skin. "You are off the hook on these charges, scot-free, aren't you?" Fanelli said. "You're hoping to turn a (potential) life sentence into four years, right?"

    "Hoping, yes," Walsh said.

    Walsh said it became clear within a day of the July 12 fight that his lifelong friends were minimizing their own roles and telling police that he was the lone attacker.

    "It was all going to be about me," he said.

    Prosecutors say Piekarsky, who is charged with third-degree murder, kicked Ramirez in the head after Walsh punched him. Donchak is accused of aggravated assault. Both are charged with ethnic intimidation.

    Walsh, Piekarsky and Donchak were out drinking malt liquor with friends when they ran across Ramirez and his 15-year-old girlfriend near a park.

    Another teen, Brian Scully, told the girl, "Isn't it a little late for you to be out?" That prompted Ramirez to yell something in Spanish, beginning a war of words that escalated into a full-scale brawl.

    Scully, 18, who is charged in juvenile court with aggravated assault and ethnic intimidation, testified Tuesday that he shouted ethnic slurs at Ramirez and told him to "go back to Mexico." Scully said Piekarsky threw the first punch, and that Piekarsky and Donchak both traded blows with Ramirez. (Defense attorneys have said Ramirez started the fight.)

    After that round of fighting ended, Ramirez and the teens began walking in opposite directions. But Scully, who was bringing up the rear of his group, continued to shout at Ramirez - who in turn sprinted back and began throwing punches at Scully.

    That's when Walsh punched Ramirez in the face, causing him to fall backward and hit his head on the macadam. As Ramirez lay motionless, his hands to his side and his eyes closed, Scully - who'd just been on the receiving end of Ramirez's blows - said he tried to kick the immigrant but missed.

    Piekarsky connected, kicking Ramirez in the head, according to testimony from Scully, Walsh and a third teen who was there but did not participate in the attack.

    "I was shocked," Walsh said. "I ran away. It wasn't really right what he did, to kick a man when he was down."

    Despite his guilty plea, Walsh said he continues to feel his punch was justified because Ramirez had attacked his friend.

    "I went over to Scully and he pushed Ramirez off and I hit him. I looked him right in the eye. I didn't sucker-punch him," Walsh said.

    Defense attorneys probed a number of inconsistencies in the testimony, suggesting that witnesses were too drunk that night to remember clearly. Witnesses have variously said that Ramirez was kicked in the right side of the head and the left, and that Ramirez took off his shirt before the fighting began and kept it on.

    Jurors will also have to decide what caused Ramirez's death - Walsh's punch or the subsequent kick, if they believe one occurred.

    Before testimony began, President Judge William Baldwin told jurors they were forbidden to watch Wednesday night's episode of "Law & Order" because of similarities between the Ramirez case and the NBC show's plot, which focuses on a trio of high school basketball players charged with killing an illegal immigrant.

    "I don't think it's an accident they're running it this week," he said

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    [quote author=socalj link=topic=19659.msg1262108#msg1262108 date=1241045590]
    On Tuesday, Walsh, 17, testified against two teenage friends charged in connection with the fatal beating of Ramirez, a 25-year-old factory worker and farmhand from Iramuco, Mexico

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    Walsh, Piekarsky and Donchak were out drinking malt liquor with friends when they ran across Ramirez and his 15-year-old girlfriend near a park.
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    Ummm, something's not right there...
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    [quote author=Evolved1 link=topic=19659.msg1262112#msg1262112 date=1241046153]
    Ummm, something's not right there...
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    Yeah of course that's what you'd pick up in this story with not being right.
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    Re: Four PA teens charged in the beating death of Mexican immigrant Luis Ramirez

    yeah i saw that too, but i was thinking maybe a typo or something? It's hard to find older news stories sometimes...

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    Re: Four PA teens charged in the beating death of Mexican immigrant Luis Ramirez

    [quote author=vaga link=topic=19659.msg1262114#msg1262114 date=1241046611]
    Yeah of course that's what you'd pick up in this story with not being right.
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    Seriously. :lol:

    WTF dude?
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    [quote author=Ron_NYC link=topic=19659.msg1262126#msg1262126 date=1241047961]
    Seriously. :lol:

    WTF dude?
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    Well, the rest of the story made sense.&nbsp; Kids brawl, someone dies.&nbsp; Nothing out of the ordinary for this forum.&nbsp; That part seemed wrong to me and maybe it was a typo as socalj said...
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    Re: Four PA teens charged in the beating death of Mexican immigrant Luis Ramirez

    Its ALL wrong.

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    [quote author=Evolved1 link=topic=19659.msg1262112#msg1262112 date=1241046153]
    Ummm, something's not right there...
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    Yeah I don't get why they were drinking Malt Liquor, Pottsville is home of the Yuengling Brewery.

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    Wasn't this the basis for the Law and Order storyline last night??? It was very similar... Sad story.
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    Capital punishment.&nbsp; All four.

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    Re: Four PA teens charged in the beating death of Mexican immigrant Luis Ramirez

    [quote author=BRiGHT.eYEs22 link=topic=19659.msg1262838#msg1262838 date=1241113966]
    Wasn't this the basis for the Law and Order storyline last night??? It was very similar... Sad story.
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    Before testimony began, President Judge William Baldwin told jurors they were forbidden to watch Wednesday night's episode of &quot;Law &amp; Order&quot; because of similarities between the Ramirez case and the NBC show's plot, which focuses on a trio of high school basketball players charged with killing an illegal immigrant.

    &quot;I don't think it's an accident they're running it this week,&quot; he said
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    I think I forgot to DVR it, crap!

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    Re: Four PA teens charged in the beating death of Mexican immigrant Luis Ramirez

    UPDATE:

    A Pennsylvania jury began deliberations Friday after hearing closing arguments in the trial of two high school football players accused in the beating death of a Mexican immigrant last summer.

    Luis Ramirez died of blunt force injuries after a confrontation with a group of Pennsylania teens.


    Brandon Piekarsky, 17, is charged with third-degree murder, ethnic intimidation and other offenses for the death of Luis Ramirez, who died of blunt force injuries to the head after a fight on a residential street in the rural mining town of Shenandoah.

    Derrick Donchak, 19, is charged with aggravated assault and ethnic intimidation for his alleged role in the July 12 melee, which prosecutors say was racially motivated.

    Schuylkill County prosecutors said the defendants and their friends encountered Ramirez after a night of drinking while the undocumented Mexican immigrant was walking a female friend home.

    A physical altercation ensued and ended. But as Ramirez was walking away, someone in the group shouted racial epithets, prompting Ramirez to resume a fight that ended with him convulsing in the street and foaming from the mouth, according to prosecutors.

    He died two days later in a hospital in Danville.

    An all-white jury of six men and six women heard testimony from several prosecution witnesses, including a juvenile co-defendant and another teen who pleaded guilty in federal court for his role in the fight.

    Piekarsky allegedly kicked Ramirez in the head after someone else knocked him to the ground, exacerbating head injuries he'd suffered in the initial fall. Donchak was accused of cursing at him and punching him during a confused tangle of punches, kicks and racial slurs.

    While the jury heard conflicting accounts about who initiated the encounter or delivered the final kick to Ramirez's head, defense lawyers attempted to place the blame on co-defendant Brian Scully, who is facing charges in juvenile court, and Colin Walsh, who has pleaded guilty to violating Ramirez's civil rights.

    Scully admitted on the stand to shouting &quot;go home you Mexican [expletive]&quot; after the first fight dispersed, prompting Ramirez to turn back and attack him.

    Scully's testimony was corroborated by Walsh, who admitted to punching Ramirez and knocking him to the ground after he charged Scully.

    Both witnesses said Piekarsky delivered the final blow to Ramirez's head while he was on the ground, but others testified that they couldn't be certain who had actually kicked him.

    The incident drew national attention to the small town of Shenandoah, highlighting issues of race relations.

    The defendants face prison time if convicted of the top charges.

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    So they taunted Ramirez until he got pissed off and went at these kids, that doesn't mean he deserved to die. I hope they sort this case out and punishment is given fairly.

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    A Schuylkill County jury late Friday acquitted two Shenandoah teens of all serious charges in the fatal beating of an illegal immigrant from Mexico, even though the jury foreman said he considers them ''racists.''

    The jury found Brandon Piekarsky, 17, not guilty of third-degree murder and voluntary and involuntary manslaughter, and Derrick Donchak, 19, not guilty of aggravated assault and assault with a deadly weapon in the attack last summer on 25-year-old Luis Ramirez.

    Piekarsky and Donchak were both cleared of ethnic intimidation, and Piekarsky was also acquitted of criminal solicitation, underage drinking and reckless endangerment.

    But the all-white jury, delivering its verdict at 10:40 p.m. after almost seven hours of deliberation, convicted Piekarsky of simple assault and Donchak of simple assault, furnishing alcohol to minors, corruption of minors, and purchase and consumption of alcohol.

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    When the verdict was read, the courtroom erupted in applause. The teens hugged each other, and Donchak rested his forehead on the defense table and wept. At least one juror also cried. Piekarsky's mother and sister ran to the teens, but a tipstaff sent them back to their seats.

    Judge William E. Baldwin ordered a presentence investigation and will sentence the pair later.

    Jury foreman Eric Macklin of Schuylkill Haven said he was the lone holdout when the jury voted 11-1 for acquittal at 5 p.m. after deliberating for just two hours.

    ''I think it's absolutely horrible what happened to Luis Ramirez,'' Macklin said. ''I was very, very close to finding them both guilty on every serious count, but due to the evidence presented, I was not sure beyond a reasonable doubt. I do believe that all four boys involved are racists.''

    He said he took a lot of notes and after reviewing them, ''I could not find them guilty. I feel very bad for Luis' friends and family. I know they feel they haven't gotten justice.''

    Frederick Fanelli, Piekarsky's attorney, said: ''It's been a long, grueling trial, and the jury has spoken, and we're deeply appreciative of their verdict.''

    Donchak's attorney, Jeffrey Markosky, concurred. ''We're very pleased at the jury's verdict. They saw the case as they should have -- as it really happened. It's a good day for the Donchak family.''

    District Attorney James P. Goodman said he was ''disappointed with the verdict. It was a very difficult case for a number of reasons. We presented the best case we could.'' He said there were ''many problems with the evidence,'' but would not go into detail.

    The panel's wrangling apparently started just over an hour into deliberations. Even though Piekarsky was charged with third-degree murder and Donchak with aggravated assault, the jury asked the judge to explain the lesser counts against them -- ethnic intimidation, corruption of minors and reckless endangerment.

    Almost six hours later, at 9:55 p.m., the jurors again asked Baldwin to define reckless endangerment. And at 10:20 p.m., they again asked him to explain ethnic intimidation.

    The long deliberations by the six men and six women came after closing statements in which defense attorneys said prosecutors ignored evidence and witnesses whose accounts didn't fit the charges. Prosecutors told the jurors they should rely on the testimony of other teens who were with the accused that night, even if some doubts were raised.

    Two of those teens also were charged. Brian Scully, 18, faces counts of aggravated assault and ethnic intimidation in juvenile court. Colin Walsh, who admitted punching Ramirez with such force that his head bounced off the pavement, pleaded guilty in federal court to violating Ramirez's civil rights. As a result, third-degree murder and other state counts against the 18-year-old were dismissed.

    ''We do not have to rule out every doubt -- we have to prove beyond a reasonable doubt,'' Assistant District Attorney Robert Frantz said. ''And we have done that.''

    But Fanelli said eyewitnesses identified Scully as the teen who kicked Ramirez in the head as he lay unconscious in the street after a fight July 12, perhaps causing a skull fracture that led to his death two days later. Police said the teens shouted ethnic slurs.

    ''There is not only reasonable doubt in the case, there is overwhelming doubt,'' Fanelli told the jury. ''Is it possible Brian Scully was the kicker? If so, you have reasonable doubt.

    ''Scully and Walsh, their two star witnesses, got a pass. Their testimony was bought and paid for.''

    Fanelli said prosecutors didn't call Ramirez's friend Ariel Garcia as a witness. She testified for the defense that as she knelt beside Ramirez, she saw the final kick by someone wearing shoes that matched the description of those worn by Scully, not Piekarsky.

    Markosky argued Ramirez should shoulder the blame for starting the fight. He said Ramirez was the aggressor after he and his 14-year-old fiancee, Roxanne Rector, encountered the group of teens near a borough park and Scully told Rector she was out late. The teens were headed home after a night of drinking.

    ''He wasn't going to allow this group of kids to disrespect his fiancee, and he was going after them,'' Markosky said.

    In the prosecution's closing argument, with a photo of Ramirez projected on a screen, Frantz told jurors, ''He was assaulted, he was beaten and he was killed for walking the streets of Shenandoah. And he didn't deserve that.

    ''Brandon Piekarsky went too far. A fight is a fight, but you never kick someone when he's down. That's never OK.''

    Neither defendant took the stand in the five-day trial. The defense rested Thursday after calling just four witnesses.

    People milling around downtown Shenandoah as the jury deliberated expressed anxiety about the pending verdict.

    Lifelong resident Andrew Micklesavage said people will be unhappy either way. ''I'm hoping it doesn't cause a lot of chaos in the town,'' he said.

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    The courtroom applauded when they were cleared of the more major charges. WTF. Of course I'm not a lawyer and I don't know all the laws but what the hell.

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    [quote author=socalj link=topic=19659.msg1264531#msg1264531 date=1241279159]
    The courtroom applauded when they were cleared of the more major charges. WTF. Of course I'm not a lawyer and I don't know all the laws but what the hell.
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    ''I was very, very close to finding them both guilty on every serious count, but due to the evidence presented, I was not sure beyond a reasonable doubt. I do believe that all four boys involved are racists.''
    What the hell is there to be sure about?&nbsp; Can we establish that the beating these four men delivered led to this man's death?&nbsp; Is that is what is in question?&nbsp; I call bullshit.

    This is a fucking travesty.&nbsp; It doesn't matter who kicked who in the head.&nbsp; Four men beat a man to the point his injuries later led him to die.&nbsp; That is murder and accessory to.&nbsp; Fucking bullshit.&nbsp;

    And you know that if I were there and spit on one of these motherfuckers, I'd be slapped with assault and probably do hard time.&nbsp; Unfuckingbelievable.

    Fuck!

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    [quote author=LuciferBlue link=topic=19659.msg1264591#msg1264591 date=1241284625]
    What the hell is there to be sure about?&nbsp; Can we establish that the beating these four men delivered led to this man's death?&nbsp; Is that is what is in question?&nbsp; I call bullshit.

    This is a fucking travesty.&nbsp; It doesn't matter who kicked who in the head.&nbsp; Four men beat a man to the point his injuries later led him to die.&nbsp; That is murder and accessory to.&nbsp; Fucking bullshit.&nbsp;

    And you know that if I were there and spit on one of these motherfuckers, I'd be slapped with assault and probably do hard time.&nbsp; Unfuckingbelievable.

    Fuck!
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    Well duh. They're not filthy Mexicans.
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    [quote author=Ron_NYC link=topic=19659.msg1264629#msg1264629 date=1241286835]
    Well duh. They're not filthy Mexicans.
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    It's times like this I can't believe you don't support the death penalty.

    Thankfully, though, I'm glad you don't.&nbsp; My extreme vigilantism needs a counterbalance.

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    [quote author=LuciferBlue link=topic=19659.msg1264640#msg1264640 date=1241287190]
    It's times like this I can't believe you don't support the death penalty.

    Thankfully, though, I'm glad you don't.&nbsp; My extreme vigilantism needs a counterbalance.
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    :lol:

    The whole death penalty thing stems from my Atheism. I don't believe anyone is actually going to burn in hell. When we die, we all go to the same nothing, so why let a killer off so easy?
    I also think that it's unfair for a person to not only know when they're going to die, but to go peacefully in their sleep while their victims dies screaming, crying and begging for their lives. Being put to death is the easy way out, and I don't think a convicted killer should get it so easy.

    That, and too many people are wrongfully convicted, but that's for another thread I guess......
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    I really can't understand the verdict in this case at all.

    &quot;Simple Assault&quot; to me would be throwing beer over someone and slapping them across the face.

    &quot;Simple Assault&quot; to me does not mean knocking a guy to the ground then kicking him in the head while you and your buddies go to town on him until finally his injuries are so serious he actually dies from them.

    Btw I know this subject has probably already been breached but...14 year old fiancee? What the hell is wrong with parents letting their 14 year old daughter get engaged to a man 10 years older.

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    Re: Four PA teens charged in the beating death of Mexican immigrant Luis Ramirez

    [quote author=Evolved1 link=topic=19659.msg1262112#msg1262112 date=1241046153]
    Ummm, something's not right there...
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    Nothing is right about this whole story, period...

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    Re: Four PA teens charged in the beating death of Mexican immigrant Luis Ramirez

    Can illegals get married?

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    [quote author=HyperU2 link=topic=19659.msg1265283#msg1265283 date=1241337106]
    Can illegals get married?
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    Yes, though there's no guarantee or even likelihood that will allow them to remain in the states.

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    I didn't know there were two girls with Luis.&nbsp; I thought there was only one...?

    I'm surprised by this verdict too.&nbsp; I thought there would at least be manslaughter charges handed down.&nbsp; I guess the problem here was conflicting reports of who did what, and you can't really charge all four people the same because some were obviously more involved than others.&nbsp; That and there was apparently no testimony against the accusation that Luis was the aggressor.&nbsp; Sad story all around.
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    [quote author=Ron_NYC link=topic=19659.msg1264653#msg1264653 date=1241287662]
    :lol:

    The whole death penalty thing stems from my Atheism. I don't believe anyone is actually going to burn in hell. When we die, we all go to the same nothing, so why let a killer off so easy?
    I also think that it's unfair for a person to not only know when they're going to die, but to go peacefully in their sleep while their victims dies screaming, crying and begging for their lives. Being put to death is the easy way out, and I don't think a convicted killer should get it so easy.

    That, and too many people are wrongfully convicted, but that's for another thread I guess......
    [/quote]

    This is why I wish we'd bring back torture devices, instead of the death penalty.


    [quote author=Olivia link=topic=7606.msg1221694#msg1221694 date=1237710360]<br /> She is in the death queue.<br />[/quote]<br />You got me all wrong.

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    [quote author=Evolved1 link=topic=19659.msg1265500#msg1265500 date=1241376624]
    I didn't know there were two girls with Luis.&nbsp; I thought there was only one...?

    I'm surprised by this verdict too.&nbsp; I thought there would at least be manslaughter charges handed down.&nbsp; I guess the problem here was conflicting reports of who did what, and you can't really charge all four people the same because some were obviously more involved than others.&nbsp; That and there was apparently no testimony against the accusation that Luis was the aggressor.&nbsp; Sad story all around.
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    Any involvement someone has in another person's death should be charged with murder, especially in a case like this.&nbsp; What did these guys think, this dude was just going to hop up after the four of them beat him and be like &quot;Well, I learned my lesson!&nbsp; See ya!&quot;&nbsp; It's ridiculous.&nbsp; If you beat up a guy, you're going to cause injury.&nbsp; If you and your three buddies beat up a guy, this dude is going to have some serious problems.&nbsp; It's not rocket science, and it's time this wishy washy system of things stops letting people get off easy because &quot;Oh, your Honor.&nbsp; I just pinched the fat on the back of his arm while my friend stabbed him.&quot;

    Fuck that.

    [quote author=vaga link=topic=19659.msg1267984#msg1267984 date=1241599150]
    This is why I wish we'd bring back torture devices, instead of the death penalty.
    [/quote]


    I don't believe in torture.&nbsp; It's terribly damaging to a psyche to carry such feelings of vengeance and to act from a point of vengeance.&nbsp; I just believe in eliminating the worst of our society so it stops preying on the rest.&nbsp; It should be a logical act committed through compassion for the world and conviction in the proper order of things.&nbsp;

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