I will kill you..

Killing is a crime that can take you lifetime in prison. If someone threatens you just by saying: I will kill you, What do you think the punishment should be? Ignore him

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Can we make deals with criminals?

Each year governments spend X amount of money to catch criminals and bring them to justice. If criminals agreed to reduce their activities by 50% that would bring down the cost of crime for the government. If governments agree to reimburse criminals by that amount when they come out of jail and on that basis criminals agreed to reduce crime, would that be an acceptable deal to make?

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Business crime lessons

Do you think it's a good idea to require all white-collar criminals (see Madoff and Jeff Skilling of Enron) to give, as part of their jail sentence lectures at business schools on corporate ethics? I assume that even if these guys haven't regretted their actions by then, seeing how a former high-paid executive who conducted fraud ended his career and how he justifies his actions years later can be a powerful lesson to students of business. Just out of curiosity, why are all white-collar corporate criminals men? Is it because the field is male dominated or is the nature of women to be honest when they run a company?

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Am I socially responsible for posting this thought?

I just read on CNN about a new fingerprinting technique that enables scientists to detect fingerprints on spent bullets and shell casings, even when the print is wiped off. It works by detecting the minute corrosion of metal caused by sweat, which corrodes the metal in the shape of the fingerprint. The article concludes by saying that the technique won't work, if a person has just washed their hands or put on gloves before loading a gun. Is it socially responsible to report this kind of news?

What if, out of the millions of people that will read the article on CNN, a few might commit a crime in the future using a gun and what if they take all the necessary precautions to make sure their fingerprints don't get detected because they had read the article?

We can't blame freedom of speech, the media or the internet for how well or not well people plan and execute gun crimes. But since not all news or information ever gets reported, what purpose does reporting this technological advance serve? Would it have been more socially responsible if the media did not report about it?

What about me? What about my re-reporting this news here and spreading the story and informing more people about it? Am I also socially responsible? Should I have not posted this? What purpose does my thought warning about the danger of spreading information that could be used to a criminal's advantage serve?

My thought is powerless to prevent the potentially negative effect it itself predicts. I am under no illusion about that. The info is out there already and no one can take it down now. But still, by writing these lines, I am contributing to the fact that more people know about it now than if I hadn't written them.

What if some people reading my thought right now will end up killing someone in the future with a gun and what if they take all the precautions I mentioned here? What if they write to me to thank me for letting them know about it? What if they start leaving comments saying 'thank you' or something? What if YOU - reading my thoughts right now! - left me a comment saying 'thank you mister egghead for letting me know', will it be a joke? How sincerely or seriously should I take it?

I feel so guilty posting this but I can't help it. I want you to read my thoughts and realize that our media and I are both socially responsible for posting this. I want you to see what an egghead I am, so selfish and so vain-driven my mind is :)

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God's forgivness..?

GOD forgives people. If someone is sorry for their crimes then everything is forgiven. There isn't a short period of punishment in hell before you go to heaven. You're forgiven because you're sorry.

What about in real life? Let's say someone robbed a place. If he's really sorry then why does he have to go to jail? He should be forgiven.

For people who are atheists obviously this doesn't make any sense. But what about Christians? If you're a Christian and you believe you should follow God's orders, then do you believe in Jail time for people who for forgiveness?

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