Was just wondering just then - when can Shik start posting back on the board/go on the 'net again? Was it for a year - or two years - or like forever or what? Haven't heard any info about him - did he end up getting a job - when he got out he seemed pretty hard up for money/work things like that.
Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :
And let that be a lesson to us all. If you're going to put your penis inside a child, make sure you don't use a computer at any point in the process.
Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :
Um...NOT a "child"... but a minor.
There's plenty of minors on death row- no children though.
There is a diffrence.
Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :
I'm not 100% sure, but I always thought that "minor" in the US meant "under-18".
So are there people aged 17 and under on death row? Fuck.
Posted by Nim' (Member # 205) on :
That'll teach them not to commit crimes in the future!
Posted by MinutiaeMan (Member # 444) on :
quote:Originally posted by PsyLiam: So are there people aged 17 and under on death row? Fuck.
Fortunately, not anymore. IIRC, there was a Supreme Court ruling just last week overturning the death sentences for anyone who'd committed their crime under the age of 18.
Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :
I'm against that notion myself (of anyone under 18 being automatically ineligible for death row).
In some cases, few weeks of age is all the diffrence between a cold-blooded killer getting the death sentence and life inprisonment. (a death sentence is reserved for pre-meditation, the murder of a police officer or particularly henius murders- like killing for fun)
The ruling seems seems too cut and dry....too universal to be practical.
Really, I think that the death penalty sould only apply to minors in the most extreme circumstances (not for instance to a 12 year-old psychopath, but definitely to a 17 year old gang-banger).
These kinds of mandatory sentencing guidelines really work against justice.
Posted by Mighty Blogger Snay (Member # 411) on :
I think a life behind bars is more punishment than an execution.
Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :
That's rarely enough consolation for the families of victims though: why should a killer live while their victim's life was cut short?
Not that capital punishment in any way involves Shik.... I hope he's building models, living in a nice apartment and working at a good job.
Posted by Siegfried (Member # 29) on :
AndrewR: He's doing all right. He's got a job, and he's got an apartment. He attends all the stuff that's been laid out as a part of his probation. He socializes, so he's not isolated and totally on his own. His computer ban was, I believe, two years. I think he still has another year to go on it before its lifted.
Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :
quote:Originally posted by Jason Abbadon: That's rarely enough consolation for the families of victims though: why should a killer live while their victim's life was cut short?
And what gives you the right to end their life in any event.
Not that this should turn into a discussion on how capital punishment is blatantly wrong, of course...
Posted by Vice-Admiral Michael T. Colorge (Member # 144) on :
So does that means he can't even be near a computer?
Posted by Mars Needs Women (Member # 1505) on :
Um... just who is shik. Was he a member of flare?
Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :
quote:Originally posted by PsyLiam:
quote:Originally posted by Jason Abbadon: That's rarely enough consolation for the families of victims though: why should a killer live while their victim's life was cut short?
And what gives you the right to end their life in any event.
Depends on weither you buy the idea of the Death Penalty as a deterrent.
I dont, I just think some people dont deserve to live based on certain crimes.
In today's newspaper there's a story (waaaay in the back) on a former Rawandan military official that (as his plea bargain) pled guilty to one count of mass murder and was sentenced to six years in prison -for ordering the deaths of over a thousand people hiding in a church. Six whole years...
Obviously, justice is lacking for some crimes.
Annnnyway, Shikkie does indeed seem to be doing allright: he's working at a sportsbar and there are many hot women around. Certainly seems that he's doing a lot better than any time in the past year or so. Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :
"Um... just who is shik. Was he a member of flare?"
Yes, he was. Until he got arrested for repeatedly having sex with a sixteen-year-old he met on the Internet.
Posted by WizArtist II (Member # 1425) on :
Neelix would REALLY be in trouble then.
Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :
Not to mention our Founding Fathers...
From the man himself:
quote:Originally posted by He Who Shall Not Be named: [U]FOR IMMEDIATE PRESS RELEASE[/U]
Yes, I'm still alive.
Our story so far:
Since October, I've been working at a sports bar as a dishwasher. The pay eats ass, the people I work with are mostly cool (with the exception of a dick or 2), & the women...holy fuck, the women.
I've been attending probation-mandated "sex counseling" which is idiotic. At the beginning of April I "step up" to the second class. They can only keep me for a year after that, though.
I have no broadcast or cable TV haven't since I moved into my place in May, so I've seen nothing of S4 ENT. Odd that I saw more of the show in jail indeed, I've only seen about 70% of the entire show, so if anyone has tapes they'd be willing to copy & ship off...cheers, right?
I started a novel am 3 chapters & 30,000 words into it. Unfortunately, since I got this job, I have no time or energy to work on it anymore. Suck. All my money & time & energy is going into serving the Rob Gordon & Rob Fleming that have moved into my head & their crack fiend-like need for music at current count, there's 446 CDs & 295 tapes. I spend my free time making mixtapes for friends across the land, for coworkers who need exposure to more than just what the radio plays, & for people like Siegfried who just need help.
I'm heeding the terms of my probation...liberally. That's all I'll say about that.
No girlfriend...at least, not as such. I met a girl named Leah who I've been fucking around with, both literally & figuratively. Fortunately, her boyfriend Jeff doesn't mind, & he & I get along quite well. Seriously, gents: if you haven't tried going poly, maybe you should. Indeed, tomorrow I have a lunch date with a waitress from work that very might have the possibility for more. Who knows. Might not even be the last waitress, either. Who knows.
So far, the year has been better. The start of 2005 brought about significant changes in many things & I used the 6-week interregnum between then & the start of 4703 in February to set up some very good concepts. Had me a nice Chinese New Year party a month ago & since then things have been pretty much 5-by-5.
Thanks for the concern & the knowledge that I haven't faded yet. It'll only be another year or so until I can post again thanks to the requests of The Great Face-Furred One. Until then, I can be reached via PMs or through other methods that are know to a few others.
He's been gone so long, he forgot theres no "underline" feature here. Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :
Well, there is, it just doesn't work like that.
Posted by Siegfried (Member # 29) on :
quote:I spend my free time making mixtapes for friends across the land, for coworkers who need exposure to more than just what the radio plays, & for people like Siegfried who just need help.
For some strange reason, he thinks I'm in need of help just because I like Richard Marx and am a die-hard Celine Dion fan. Bah, say I!
Posted by AndrewR (Member # 44) on :
*gasp*
Posted by MaGiC (Member # 59) on :
I'm glad for the update as I haven't heard anything from Shik in a while. (my fault not his - I'm awful at keeping in touch!)It looks as though he is doing SO much better than last year!
Posted by Lee (Member # 393) on :
Hardly ever see you on MSNM either. I = miffed.
Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :
quote:Originally posted by Siegfried:
quote:I spend my free time making mixtapes for friends across the land, for coworkers who need exposure to more than just what the radio plays, & for people like Siegfried who just need help.
For some strange reason, he thinks I'm in need of help just because I like Richard Marx and am a die-hard Celine Dion fan. Bah, say I!
Can we get a cult deprogrammer in here? STAT!
Posted by Siegfried (Member # 29) on :
Next you people will be complaining about all the Michael Bolton and Bryan Adams albums I own.
Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :
This is what the term "intervention" was coined to describe.
Posted by MaGiC (Member # 59) on :
Lee, I'm still in my probation period at work until the end of March, then I will be back on MSN a bit more. I didn't want to give them a reason to sack me.
How's the rug rat?
Posted by Lee (Member # 393) on :
She's fine. A beautiful baby, very well-behaved most of the time, and probably going to be as much of an insomniac as her dad.
Posted by Saltah'na (Member # 33) on :
Lee, I'm still in my probation period at work until the end of March, then I will be back on MSN a bit more.
Find a job that DEMANDS the use of MSN. Like mine!!! Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :
Cam whore?
Posted by MaGiC (Member # 59) on :
No Jason that's my evening job....
Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :
I was referring to Saltaha...
...but if you have a Linky?
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Posted by MaGiC (Member # 59) on :
You have no idea how much I wish I hadn't had to return my webcam when I left my last job right now...
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