Fuck him, I'm not using that nickname since it's an unfortunate link to the real War Machine.

Ubertrout, take a shot every time (feel free to add more as you wish):

Erm, lots of people have commented on how the focus should be on keeping non-violent people out of prison and giving them the community service option. But I want to point out that non-violent offenders (especially those who commit property crimes or are repeat offenders) cause a lot of damage to society. It's not all…

I don't really see why the focus has to be on women here; just non-violent offenders in general.

Jesus Christ, Australian minister dude, it's Australia. A country where everything can kill you. You WANT people with high weapons stats, dammit. How else will you fight off a horde of dropbears?

YOU GET OUT OF HERE EMMA SOME PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO DEAL WITH THEIR PAIN.

Just waiting for you guys to post this. It is traumatic, yes. But our hearts will go on. (She's age-appropriate and a woman of substance—that's comforting, right?)

And giving people the final say over their own bodies, their own situations, their own medical distresses, THAT is what is really dignified, rather than making decisions for total strangers or judging them for making the decisions they think are best for themselves.

You really don't get it. You were so close, too. Human dignity IS irrevocable. It IS innate. But you cheapen human dignity by saying that you think that "human dignity" entails overriding and negating a person's rights and bodily ownership. Slavery is not dignified. Being used against one's will is not dignified. Not…

i just can't. I'm so thankful my local police department is awesome. On their fb page, they mostly post dogs they find, keys found at the local diner, how cows will not move unless they decide to move (the officers found this out) and they count down the days till winter.

You cannot become less human, but there is certainly indignity in becoming unable to manage bowel and bladder habits, shitting all over yourself and being unable to do anything but wait for someone to come clean you up, vomiting constantly and many other unpleasant side effects of diseases. Those things can never make…

She is not obligated to set an example for anyone about anything. That's the thing that pisses me off with all these people harrassing her. They want her to ~set an example~. She doesn't have to set shit. No one is obligated to set an example or encourage anyone to do anything, but most especially about something so…

Switzerland has assisted suicide, all legal. It has saved a lot of people from unwanted suffering, and saved many of them a good amount of dignity.
I'm firmly pro-euthanasia.

It's Bagel Friday at work and Halloween. My food intake for the day amounts to:

I agree that it is a huge factor. I, personally, just feel like it often comes across as condescending or patronizing to say. I have heard lots of people say such things as if that is the magic answer for why someone hurt themselves instead of realizing or discussing how much the deceased was suffering and how maybe…

To be fair, some of those crazies feel that suffering is beautiful, penance or somehow supposed to be offered up as a sign of faith that you endure it. Not saying any of that is correct, though (personally I find that way of thinking to be full on crazy town).

I have known people who attempted or succeeded with suicide and plenty of them clearly think about it. I have seen schizophrenics who are level on their meds who make the choice to commit suicide because they don't want to suffer anymore and don't want to be a burden on their families and friends. The same with…

Aging is terrible, painful and full of daily indignities. I have always had the view for myself that if I get certain illnesses or diseases as I age I would commit suicide rather than go out that way.

But see, even if they gave her a chance after treatments maybe she wouldn't want to go through all that. Lots of people refuse chemo and radiation because of all the awful things those treatments do to you. And really, how is knowingly choosing to die by choosing not to get any treatments any different, in the end? If…