On the hook = perpetual punishment, forever and ever, apparently

A name change does not a real philosophical change make—and you can “correct” with mere punitive punishments, too. In fact I often hear folks who are in favor of corporal punishment use “correction” in that way specifically.

Since her crimes warrant 2 life sentences, I disagree.

Imagine I get a speeding ticket. I’m “on the hook” for the 500 bucks of the ticket. But imagine I go in front of the judge, and say “hey, it was a one-time thing, and I’m a good person and I’ve really learned my lesson here, I can show that I’ve really learned my lesson”, and the judge waives the fine. Sure, I’ve…

“I don’t let myself off the hook,” she said during the hearing, “But I’d like to be left off the hook by you guys”.

I wouldn’t say our system is supposed to be about rehabilitation—some think it SHOULD be, but I don’t think it actually is. It’s about retributive justice, and the rehabilitation aspect is a mitigation. That’s why there’s a sentence, but you MAY be paroled IF you dance the right dance—the first part is retributive…

You can’t patent a formula. You can patent an application of a formula, but this seems even more tenuous than the usual software patent shenanigans.

I use something similar in am attempt to get other wore people to understand privilege:

I’m glad they helped him!

This isn’t really on topic, but we recently decided that it’s our goal to live in an airstream—largely because it gives mobility, and we can get to the beach wherever we want to despite the fact that we’re really really poor. Plus, the spouse is a minimalist and I have decided I’m not opposed to that. So, relatively…

I’m a paramedic. In our training, epiglottitis is one of the very few things that they’re like: “Shut the fuck up, don’t touch anything, don’t let them move, just GET TO THE HOSPITAL AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE and if anything changes you’re fucked”.

I’m not very good at those. ..maybe:

I get that you’re responding to the whole concept of “Hurr durr fake geek gurls” people, who are shitheads, but to be fair:

Hey I didn’t Actually MAKE a stupid MARINE joke.

I reject the premise and conclusion of this article. The TSA is theater. Bad, offensive theater. But just theater.

Unless you wrote the opinion, that’s just a jackass response, because I certainly didn’t “give” you anything.

Is there some reason you’re being a dick?

I mean. ....fuck anti gay bigots and all, but there is a word for people who like strawberry ice cream. Monsters.

You’re way wrong. We weren’t founded on an idea of even tolerating other races (or, to be specific, black folks)

I still haven’t had time to really read the darn thing yet. Your “in public” line is something that I don’t think I thought of enough, though. I’ll have to read it and cross-reference it with Heller. I was just blown away by that original quote because it seemed...not the best phrasing, I guess, if it turns out I just…