Maybe not but they are destined to be an asshole the rest of their life and I'll take a world with less assholes please.

Loving how much everyone's tearing this apart without even so much as a sideways glance at the entertainment product at the center of this discussion. I mean, it's not like documentaries have ever been known to have editorial slants right? Seriously though, "Man kills woman, is rightfully convicted" wouldn't have been…

Older and further away from those halcyon days of my wild and crazy cat burning youth? Except wait a minute, I've never done anything like that, because I'm not a reprehensible piece of human garbage!

Yes?

I was hesitant to use it for that very reason. I did though because I do think it's relevant in this case. It was posited that anyone could be taught empathy, I countered with an accessible example to the contrary.

So you think Hitler just needed the right person to teach him killing millions was bad? Some people are just rotten all the way through, and there's nothing you can do about it. Setting living things on fire is a pretty clear indicator of that.

Take a moment and imagine being burned to death. Could you do that to a fellow living thing? I would hope not. Further I would hope that rather than a fear of punishment your empathy would be what prevented you from taking such an action. Empathy, our ability to feel for others, is to me the primary ingredient of…

So you think someone who sets animals on fire isn't subhuman and could be rehabilitated into society? Setting living things on fire is a line you cross and don't cross back.

Her not being accused of murdering anyone it wouldn't be particularly relevant, would it?

No, I'm saying the evidence presented at the trial, coupled with an understanding of the accused (that he once set his cat on fire), and the implausibility of a group conspiracy to frame him, all indicate together that he should be convicted.

I never once said execute. Should we indefinitely jail people who torture animals? Can't say I'd be against it.

10/10 snarky comment. A+ contribution to the discussion. Hope you're proud.

You're really going to equate killing animals for food with setting them on fire for amusement?

A. Gasoline. Learn to read dumbass.
B. I'm glad animal torture amuses you so, you must be a lovely human being who isn't at all unpleasant to spend time with.

There's a difference between "cruel and stupid in their juvenile years" and setting your cat on fire AT AGE 20. That's some fucked up serial killer shit right there. Anyone who's ever done anything like that simply isn't a person anymore in my mind.

Once again, from Wikipedia: "When he was 20, Avery and another man pleaded guilty to animal cruelty after pouring gasoline and oil on Avery's cat and throwing it, alive, into a fire."

"When he was 20, Avery and another man pleaded guilty to animal cruelty after pouring gasoline and oil on Avery's cat and throwing it, alive, into a fire". — Wikipedia

It surprises me that people don't often seem to notice a rather striking parallel between Galt's Gulch and the original colonization of America. From Wikipedia: "Late in 1606, English entrepreneurs set sail with a charter from the Virginia Company of London to establish a colony in the New World. … Many in the group…

Why are there asterisks but no explanation of what they mean? It's fucking infuriating. If you're going to just copy/paste a list, paste that part too, or get rid of them!

If she had half a dozen stories then why didn't she use one of those? That makes it sound like I'm saying I don't believe women face that much harassment, obviously they do. I'm saying women need to be careful and selective when pointing it out. A bunch of guys are going to read this and think 'those don't seem so…