07-01-2003, 07:39 PM
Quote:Oh please, knock it off. Besides offering the Nietzchism that "That which does not kill you makes you stronger" I will point out that the Program from WASP Hell does end eventually. While I don't buy that what is being done is right, you are full of sh** on that point. They are still alive when it is over.
Oh please, yourself. I don't have a death wish, but I'd choose that over having my mind bent, broken, and recast in someone else's image of perfection. Whether anything lies beyond death other than oblivion, at least you're yourself when you face it. These people are remolding children against their will, like some play-doh sculpture that just might look better like this.
A life without free will and self-determination is worse than no life at all. But that's just my opinion, you don't have to agree.
Quote:The most horrible criminals? They need to be executed, or changed even more fundamentally than any of these teens ever are, because they actually went out and committed a horrible crime and are thus more than potential problems, they are proven problems for everyone, not just their families.
I have no problem with the death penalty. I can even advocate it in some radical cases. But getting back to my earlier paragraph, it's still a lesser punishment than behavioral modification. I still say even criminals should not be subjected to it; it violates a fundamental human right.
Quote:Let's not compare teenagers having emotional trouble with bona fide criminals, shall we? It is unfair to the teen in the extreme.
I'm not aware that I did. I stated that noone should be subjected to this, using criminals as an example.
- WL