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[novapsyche]

Rapist who preys on men sparks fear, interest -- Unlike some of the people on my friends list, I will let this stand on its own without comment.

New Orleans officers charged with murder

U of Texas reconsiders Confederate statues: Panel reviews busts of Jefferson Davis, Gen. Robert E. Lee amid complaints

John Edwards runs again for the presidency -- Woohoo!

Saddam to be hanged by Sunday -- Am I the only one who thinks this is wrong?

FDA says cloned animals are OK to eat: Scientists say meat, milk just as safe as from conventional livestock -- Like I believe anything the FDA says these days.

Comments

[chai-tease.livejournal.com]

that rapist is in my old 'hood where my first apartment after high school was. kinda freaky, little old hick baytown with a male rapist. nothing that rednecks fear more.

[brendand.livejournal.com]

FDA approval doesn't actually mean that the product is safe. It just means they don't think it will kill you, directly, immediately.

[blackwinterbyrd.livejournal.com]

rape causes a lot of emotional damage especially to men ?!??!?

why am I deeply offended?

[the-leewit.livejournal.com]

I'm alarmed that they say, "No-one has been seriously hurt," myself. WTF? Is rape somehow not a serious injury if it happens to men?

[blackwinterbyrd.livejournal.com]

i think they mean noone has been knifed or shot, but I take your meaning. apparently it's "just emotional damage" in general. scary.
you know if you talk to rapists, they really seem to think rape is something people will eventually forget about.

[dionysus1999.livejournal.com]

I've got mixed feelings. I don't believe in the death penalty, but Saddam is a monster. Main problem is just as he says, he will become a martyr. They should just let him rot in jail for the rest of his life.

And come on, who doesn't want a tasty cloned hamburger? ;)

[novapsyche.livejournal.com]

He is not a monster. He is a human being. Humans, unfortunately, have the capacity to commit entirely horrific acts. That does not make them "monsters." That type of labelling makes it easier for people to justify capital punishment--it removes the perception of humanness of the person in question, devaluing him or her to the point where any punishment is justified.

And he is to be hanged. That's a step below firing squad and above beheading, IMO.

What bothers me about the cloning, other than the fact that the meat and dairy will be on the market, is that what comes from clones will not be labeled as such. That really, really disturbs me. As a consumer, I want to know what I'm putting into my body, and the disclosure of such information seems imperative toward that end. I cannot be the only consumer who feels that way.