Wednesday, October 17, 2007
thoughts
here i am going to list things that i want to think about outloud, do not have the time at the moment, but do not want to forget.
im putting them out in the open because im more likely to follow through this way, and i really do want to figure these out
1. the library is seriously considering phasing out bookplates, and listing all donor information online. my immediate reaction was "NO", and i had to spent about 15min explaining to my boss why, at the same time figuring it out for myself.
i basically ended up saying that the libraries owe the time and effort to the donors and even if they dont consciously notice them, its important for the students to see them
her first reaction was "oh yeah ... maybe later in life they'll remember and they'll donate too"
but thats not it, in fact i think thats a terrible reason. i want it to be non utilitarian ... more like the libraries setting an example for the students, than trying to put subliminal messaging out there.
2. section A of the nytimes. im obsessed. i actually dont like eating with people anymore, i look forward to sitting in a corner reading.
ive noticed that i scan headlines, and the ones im most likely to stop and read have to do with Iran, China, the Congo, or major businesses merging.
which is redic because im the token politics hater in the family, and i REALLY hate business.
know your enemies?
3. how i feel about life terms for juveniles. did you know that the US was the only country in the whole UN that advocates life sentence without the option of parole for juvies? why is that?
i dont know how i feel ... my head says that they should get a second chance, my gut (sry mom) says that they shouldnt.
4. we potentially need to create subdivisions of "minor." rape is evil and vicious no matter what, obviously. but there has to be a concrete difference in raping a 17 year old and a 3 year old (some guy who raped a 3 yearold girl and videotaped it four years ago got caught yesterday). i dont know. something about child molesters.
im mentally opposed to the death penalty ... but anyone who does anything to a child like that deserves to be impaled and fed to the harpies.
5. i love the dali lama.
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3 comments:
i will address your thoughts, since you want me to comment too.
#1. i don't know what you're talking about, but it sounds like you're right.
#2. you are muy crange. on the other hand, i read about things i dislike all the time. obsessively, in fact. are we related or something?
#3. as unpleasant as it is, some juveniles need to be put away for life.
#4. You rape a three year old, you die. you rape a 13 year old, you die. I'm not kidding either
#5. Me too! He's remarkably well preserved. I assume you were reminded by the new medal he just got?
1. excellent (to me sounding right)
2. yeah, i know
3. i think i think so too ... people need to realize that as nasty as it is, some choices have lifelong consequences
4. true ... i think we might need to bring back public executions
5. yes, exactly
(yay for comments!)
1) yeah sure whatever.....not everything in the world needs to be computerized.
2) wow, I have finally met someone who actually reads the NYT. hopefully BDS is not tranmissable through paper.....
3)well, let's define a juvenile. A thirteen year old should not be treated the same as a seventeen year old, for simply physical reasons such as brain development. that being said, you big enough to kill someone, you big enough to do the time.
4)raping a child is the worst of the worst. they have no chance of defending themselves, they actually still trust all adults, and their innocence is destroyed to an extent that they suffer in a way that adult rape victims do not. while I oppose the death penalty, in practice not in principle, a strong case can be made that there is no way to protect society from these creatures and they are only going to end up dead in prison.
5) he seems like a nice enough guy.
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