Comments on: Suicide epidemic hits Chicago bureaucrats

By: Pat McCotter

Pat McCotter — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:47:00 +0000

NOW you’re getting into the spirit of this, Highlander. Your scheme would satisfy PETA as well.
;{)

By: Highlander

Highlander — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:18:24 +0000

Well, Pat, for ~your~ scheme to have any degree of success, then it’s people’ who you need to outlaw, as without people there can be no suicide.
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Do you wanna go first?
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:-))
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By: Pat McCotter

Pat McCotter — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:55:53 +0000

Here’s another, better, solution. We can suggest to Chicago’s aldermen to outlaw suicide.

But we really need to get rid of the temptation people have to commit suicide. This would mean laws, like you said, banning all objects and materials used for suicide.

By: Highlander

Highlander — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:37:37 +0000

The remark was:
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6. Pat McCotter
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If they would just ban handguns in Chicago, two of those folks would still be alive.
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News for you: Handguns ~ARE~ outlawed in Chicago.
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Now what?
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Maybe they should just ban tall buildings, bridges, buses, razor blades, knives, tableware, food, water, and just everything else which is employed in suicide?
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The law didn’t stop anything from happening, and in fact NO man-made law has =EVER= stopped anything from happening.
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You act as if some law will ‘just stop’ something in its tracks. It hasn’t happened yet, and it never will!
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Corollary:
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Here, check this out: Those places where firearms are outlawed or severely restricted happen to be the places with the HIGHEST violent crime rates.
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YET, just out side those areas, the violent crime rate is far lower.
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So much for the law, right?
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By: Pat McCotter

Pat McCotter — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:49:15 +0000

If they would just ban handguns in Chicago, two of those folks would still be alive.

By: Highlander

Highlander — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:27:17 +0000

The statement was:
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“People should have confidence in the system,” after all, he had told the Chicago Sun-Times. Even if the system is thoroughly corrupt, undermines the public good, or even harms or kills people.
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But that’s just the problem, isn’t it? The people having confidence?
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This whole thing referred to as ‘government’ is nothing other than a confidence game.
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Children should be raised to question EVERYTHING about government, but they aren’t.
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Instead, it’s just the opposite: Embrace the lies and get a government check.
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Appropriate quote:
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“Can the real Constitution be restored? Probably not.
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“Too many Americans depend on government money under programs the Constitution doesn’t authorize, and money talks with an eloquence Shakespeare could only envy.
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“Ignorant people don’t understand The Federalist Papers, but they understand government checks with their names on them.”
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~ Joseph Sobran ~
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By: Marcus

Marcus — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:33:07 +0000

Apparently the thought of jail isn’t that appetizing for politicians.

By: Jeff Hoyt

Jeff Hoyt — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:48:36 +0000

Brilliant, inspired, and oh so appealing.

By: Bob

Bob — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:09:08 +0000

I think there should be some research done on this subject. Find out what would cause a corrupt politician to take such drastic and final action.
If it’s something simple, maybe we could get them all to do it. Save a lot of expensive court time and prison costs.