March 2012 Screwballs

[Raphael]

It's like when the "accused" criminal shows up in court, he's in a three piece suit with a fresh haircut and shave, but when he committed the "alleged" crime, he was in gang colors and looked downright scary. Many times, the court won't even allow the "arrest" picture (much scarier) because it will "prejudice the jury" to see the "accused" as a "prisoner" - implying guilt. Instead, he shows up all "cleaned up" in court, implying "good clean kid".

We had similiar here recently where a [censored] teen beat and raped a 5yr old girl.

His facebook page is covered with him being a real gangsta! and similiar things.

He pitches up in court in a nice suit and the Judge managed to anger just about the entire country going on about how neatly dressed he is.

They found him guilty but thanks to the judge "taking into account his age" he's going to be out in just 5 years.

[ukchristian28]

I pointed out to bary1234 that ridiculing religious people won't make them shut up or run and hide. Violent religious people (like Islamic extremists) will just respond by being more violent. Irrational fundamentalist Christians will see it as persecution which validates their cause and as a result they will shout even louder. Rational religious people would write books and make videos demonstrating the silliness of the ridicule, especially if it's based in bigotry and ignorance (which it usually is). This was his response:

Nonsense. They will go away. Just demand evicende for their [censored], and reject them when they can't provide anything, and laugh and ridicule them if they persist talking [censored]. Ten people laughing at one supersititous [censored] is enough to shut him up and drive him away. IF they could offer critique to our ridicule, and demonstrate that WE are irrational, there would be no need to ridicule them. And there would be no Atheists either, for that matter. Thats the whole point here. They cant.

So, this is what he thinks rational people should show they are rational by engaging in bullying.

[ApologiaPhoenix]

Sanity award to Benjamin Wiker.
http://www.tothesource.org/3_28_2012/3_28_2012.htm

[JB]

Thanks to the reset, it's April 6th and I can still post in the March screwball thread. How fun.

[One Bad Pig]

Jaltus is angling for diamond screwball.