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pichu_pichu on 30 March 2008

That's just plain wrong taking a video game from a sick boy



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thekitchensink on 30 March 2008
ChichiriMuyo said:
Your confidence in humanity plummets everytime dozens of police officers raise a collection to help someone who had something bad happen to them? There's an old saying here in the US: "Shit happens." And it happens to every last one of us, whether we get cancer or have our PSPs stolen or whatever else. But this is one of those rare moments when someone did something about it out of the goodness of their hearts, and all you can think about is the fact that there are a few bad people out there?

You are a cancer patient who is seven years old.  You don't have much that can take your mind off it.  While you are happily having a meal with your parents on the way to the hospital, someone breaks into the car, steals your bag containing one of the few things that can genuinely distract you from your illness.  Are you thinking "well, it's okay... He didn't know I have cancer..."?  I didn't think so.



Could I trouble you for some maple syrup to go with the plate of roffles you just served up?

Tag, courtesy of fkusumot: "Why do most of the PS3 fanboys have avatars that looks totally pissed?"
"Ok, girl's trapped in the elevator, and the power's off.  I swear, if a zombie comes around the next corner..."
ironmanDX on 30 March 2008

It all worked out well, the local police raised $1000 for the guy, more than enough to replace the lost property.



Red4ADevil on 30 March 2008

thats just low



stclam on 30 March 2008

Just glad that they got a new one for him, +1 to dallas policemen

If not, i'll happily give him my PSP, i haven't touch it for several months



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Dogs Rule on 30 March 2008
Random Person B said:
Dogs Rule said:
All theft is equaly immoral with no relevance to who the victim is.
So do you like downloading music?

 


Actually, I don't download music or movies, or pirated games. I get my music from XM satellite radio and buy the CDs of timeless artists such as Bob Dylan. Thanks for asking though.



ChichiriMuyo on 30 March 2008
thekitchensink said:
ChichiriMuyo said:
Your confidence in humanity plummets everytime dozens of police officers raise a collection to help someone who had something bad happen to them? There's an old saying here in the US: "Shit happens." And it happens to every last one of us, whether we get cancer or have our PSPs stolen or whatever else. But this is one of those rare moments when someone did something about it out of the goodness of their hearts, and all you can think about is the fact that there are a few bad people out there?

You are a cancer patient who is seven years old.  You don't have much that can take your mind off it.  While you are happily having a meal with your parents on the way to the hospital, someone breaks into the car, steals your bag containing one of the few things that can genuinely distract you from your illness.  Are you thinking "well, it's okay... He didn't know I have cancer..."?  I didn't think so.


It doesn't matter what the kid thinks, justice is blind.  Really good people have done more than enough to make it up to him, now it's up for the law to give the thief a punishment that fit the crime: theft.  The law cannot and should not care if the child has cancer, only that the thief broke into a car and stole a given set of things.  The thief simply stole something, and that's all he should ever be punished for. 

If we start to use the justice system to fulfill vengance rather than to serve justice then our system will be destroyed in very little time.  Use your head, kid, our courts don't exist to fulfill your petty rage.



You do not have the right to never be offended.

Dogs Rule on 31 March 2008
ChichiriMuyo said:
thekitchensink said:
ChichiriMuyo said:
Your confidence in humanity plummets everytime dozens of police officers raise a collection to help someone who had something bad happen to them? There's an old saying here in the US: "Shit happens." And it happens to every last one of us, whether we get cancer or have our PSPs stolen or whatever else. But this is one of those rare moments when someone did something about it out of the goodness of their hearts, and all you can think about is the fact that there are a few bad people out there?

You are a cancer patient who is seven years old.  You don't have much that can take your mind off it.  While you are happily having a meal with your parents on the way to the hospital, someone breaks into the car, steals your bag containing one of the few things that can genuinely distract you from your illness.  Are you thinking "well, it's okay... He didn't know I have cancer..."?  I didn't think so.


It doesn't matter what the kid thinks, justice is blind.  Really good people have done more than enough to make it up to him, now it's up for the law to give the thief a punishment that fit the crime: theft.  The law cannot and should not care if the child has cancer, only that the thief broke into a car and stole a given set of things.  The thief simply stole something, and that's all he should ever be punished for. 

If we start to use the justice system to fulfill vengance rather than to serve justice then our system will be destroyed in very little time.  Use your head, kid, our courts don't exist to fulfill your petty rage.


Nice closing statement, Counsellor! (I'm vey serious.)



ironmanDX on 31 March 2008
stclam said:
Just glad that they got a new one for him, +1 to dallas policemen

If not, i'll happily give him my PSP, i haven't touch it for several months

 FFVII Crisis Core+ God Of War: Chains of Olympus= You playing it again.



thekitchensink on 31 March 2008
Dogs Rule said:
ChichiriMuyo said:
thekitchensink said:
ChichiriMuyo said:
Your confidence in humanity plummets everytime dozens of police officers raise a collection to help someone who had something bad happen to them? There's an old saying here in the US: "Shit happens." And it happens to every last one of us, whether we get cancer or have our PSPs stolen or whatever else. But this is one of those rare moments when someone did something about it out of the goodness of their hearts, and all you can think about is the fact that there are a few bad people out there?

You are a cancer patient who is seven years old.  You don't have much that can take your mind off it.  While you are happily having a meal with your parents on the way to the hospital, someone breaks into the car, steals your bag containing one of the few things that can genuinely distract you from your illness.  Are you thinking "well, it's okay... He didn't know I have cancer..."?  I didn't think so.


It doesn't matter what the kid thinks, justice is blind.  Really good people have done more than enough to make it up to him, now it's up for the law to give the thief a punishment that fit the crime: theft.  The law cannot and should not care if the child has cancer, only that the thief broke into a car and stole a given set of things.  The thief simply stole something, and that's all he should ever be punished for. 

If we start to use the justice system to fulfill vengance rather than to serve justice then our system will be destroyed in very little time.  Use your head, kid, our courts don't exist to fulfill your petty rage.


Nice closing statement, Counsellor! (I'm vey serious.)


Please point out where I mentioned the law anywhere?  I'm saying that this person DESERVES the harshest punishment possible--not that he will necessarily get it.



Could I trouble you for some maple syrup to go with the plate of roffles you just served up?

Tag, courtesy of fkusumot: "Why do most of the PS3 fanboys have avatars that looks totally pissed?"
"Ok, girl's trapped in the elevator, and the power's off.  I swear, if a zombie comes around the next corner..."