tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post2555203594476279625..comments2024-03-28T22:01:11.059-04:00Comments on Murder is Everywhere: What do you think?Ovidia Yuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05749549092493567689noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-60541234591272515932015-03-12T11:03:34.141-04:002015-03-12T11:03:34.141-04:00former apartheid security forces into his security... former apartheid security forces into his security detail, "I did it to prevent a civil war." <a href="http://rollovergoldira.net/" rel="nofollow">what do you think</a><br />jadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13835847777966515522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-73579091241397349122015-02-07T05:57:17.951-05:002015-02-07T05:57:17.951-05:00Kathy, some of the families of his victims have fo...Kathy, some of the families of his victims have forgiven him, but I suspect very few such families have expressed their opinions publicly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-17144114215416307102015-02-07T05:55:13.186-05:002015-02-07T05:55:13.186-05:00Peter, Michael and I will be visiting that area an...Peter, Michael and I will be visiting that area and the new settlement of New Xade in about 2 months.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-60754290122824360012015-02-06T20:06:43.568-05:002015-02-06T20:06:43.568-05:00What a dilemma.
I agree with you on the death pen...What a dilemma.<br /><br />I agree with you on the death penalty, was recently reminded of hos many thousands were executed by the apartheid government, and then the voice of reason took hold then the new ANC-led government abolished this heinous punishment when it took office.<br /><br />And it set up the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which was very mild in its punishments. However, as Nelson Mandela's character says in the wonderful movie, "invictus," when asked why he took the former apartheid security forces into his security detail, "I did it to prevent a civil war."<br /><br />The Commission may have been held for the same reasons.<br /><br />However, I don't believe in releasing someone who really acted like a Nazi henchman, killing people right and left, with no human morality. He does not seem repentant or concerned about those he killed or their loved ones.<br /><br />I don't think any Nazi war criminals should have ever been let out of jail. What is the imprisonment time for committing genocide? This guy belongs in that category.<br /><br />I respect Desmond Tutu a great deal and I understand how he feels. And I ultimately think it's up to the people of South Africa who were so oppressed under the apartheid regime. It's their choice, not mine. What do they think? People who lost loved ones or were tortured and/or imprisoned.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-36658868823964195112015-02-06T16:22:00.554-05:002015-02-06T16:22:00.554-05:00Fifth try:
Stan, yes, most of the art is by San p...Fifth try:<br /><br />Stan, yes, most of the art is by San people, and one of the artists is a former auto mechanic from D;kar. Peter Rozovskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09977933481463759162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-14430259213813032792015-02-06T03:25:33.171-05:002015-02-06T03:25:33.171-05:00Hi Peter: It looks as though all the paintings (o...Hi Peter: It looks as though all the paintings (or lithographs) are by Bushman (Khoi-San), probably from an art co-op, such as the Kuru Project, in the Ghanzi or D’kar areas of west Botswana. Some of the works are obviously very commercial - eg the Big Five - but if the purpose is to raise money, who cares. A lot of the other pieces are typically of Bushman style, which I like, although I don't fancy most of the pieces here. The one I do like is #8 of 18. <br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />StanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-1714100879801155792015-02-05T23:32:27.359-05:002015-02-05T23:32:27.359-05:00Stan, as I read the facts of the case, I found mys...Stan, as I read the facts of the case, I found myself thinking what a travesty it was to release him. But Tutu's words won me over. He calls us to a higher way. I am grateful the human race produces such thinking. But I was taught as a child to believe not only in redemption, but also in penance. Given his focus on business while in prison, it looks to me that de Kock is not truly sorry, or not sorry enough. Now if he had decided, instead of trying to make himself rich, to spend the rest of his days taking care of babies with AIDS, I would believe he was truly sorry for his heinous crimes. I can't help hoping that he goes back to jail.Annamaria Alfierihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12311596277267789834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-35680724504412949232015-02-05T22:58:56.194-05:002015-02-05T22:58:56.194-05:00The older I get the more I realize how many things...The older I get the more I realize how many things in this world make so little sense to me. Perhaps it's differing frames of reference (Old Testament v. New Testament) or just a more humane view on crime and punishment. But then I see what ISIS did to the Jordanian pilot, and wonder what sort of punishment should fall upon those who committed that heinous act were any to be captured, tried, and convicted. Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-43682610388932697592015-02-05T22:58:28.107-05:002015-02-05T22:58:28.107-05:00The older I get the more I realize how many things...The older I get the more I realize how many things in this world make so little sense to me. Perhaps it's differing frames of reference (Old Testament v. New Testament) or just a more humane view on crime and punishment. But then I see what ISIS did to the Jordanian pilot, and wonder what sort of punishment should fall upon those who committed that heinous act were any to be captured, tried, and convicted. Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-2403050772523526262015-02-05T20:51:05.218-05:002015-02-05T20:51:05.218-05:00Stan (or Michael):
Any thoughts on this exhibit o...Stan (or Michael):<br /><br />Any thoughts on <a href="http://www.graverslanegallery.com/artists/botswana-and-the-art-of-the-kalahari" rel="nofollow">this exhibit of art friom Botswana</a>, which is taking place in the Philadelphia area?<br /><br />Thanks,<br /><br />Peter<br /> =================================<br /> Detectives Beyond Borders<br />"Because Murder Is More Fun Away From Home"<br /> <a href="http://detectivesbeyondborders.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">http://detectivesbeyondborders.blogspot.com</a><br />Peter Rozovskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09977933481463759162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-73980670502460951082015-02-05T13:12:32.813-05:002015-02-05T13:12:32.813-05:00I, too, believe the death penalty is wrong. Howev...I, too, believe the death penalty is wrong. However, I do believe that these kinds of crimes are deserving of life in prison WITHOUT parole or pardon. Those murdered cannot be brought back, and neither should be the murderer, reformed or not. If found innocent by later evidence, fine, but otherwise, don't just throw away or lose the key, melt the damn thing down.<br />Everett Kaserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12371555243187874414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-10800717045842801882015-02-05T10:09:58.766-05:002015-02-05T10:09:58.766-05:00I admire the bishop's stance, but don't kn...I admire the bishop's stance, but don't know if I would have the capacity to forgive that kind of carnage. Also, how does one start a business while in prison? It almost sounds as if I wanted to be a career criminal South Africa would be the place to go for opportunity. In prison or out doesn't seem to matter.Jonohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18170214396483091419noreply@blogger.com