Spyro said:
No they don't and what you're saying is quite reflective of the type of person you are. It's a worse crime to attack a defenseless person than it is to a normal person. But then again if we go by your logic I think you would be the perfect candidate for a nice loving punch in the face.
Ok but you haven't said
why it's worse. That's what I was after - not you simply telling me that it is, again.
Snowfox said:
If you were mentally disabled, in any form or level, would you want to be gang bashed?
You ride a motorcycle so ur kewl, and I'll b nice to you.
But come now Snowfox - that's a silly question on two counts. Firstly, of course I wouldn't like to be bashed, and would like for someone else to be bashed instead of me. As far as an individual is concerned, they >> anyone else. Secondly, we know that a person with learning difficulties will not be able to process information as quickly, or completely, compared to a socially accepted, normal person would. Why can we not therefore say that because of this fact, they would not suffer as much in a personal attack, and therefore the crime is not as heinous in comparison to an attack on one whose faculties are in acceptable order? The harm is lesser, the suffering is lesser, ergo the crime is lesser! Someone please explain this to me, because I'm thoroughly confused! Through these ad hom's you're laying upon me I don't see a rebuttal against what I'm saying!
dannieee said:
A lesser sentence would never be handed down because that would not reflect Australian societal values. The disabled are not, and will not be, victims of their own societies. I don't know what sick values have been drilled into your mind, Ben Netanyahu, but I happen to have a developmentally disabled cousin, so your vile opinion has hit me quite personally.
I don't care. I would SPIT upon your RETARDED cousin if I were offered the chance. Actually I wouldn't, but if it came time to decide between unleashing an equal action on a retarded citizen, and a developed citizen, I would choose to unleash it upon the retarded citizen. Why? Because they are less able to process harm, pain, and suffering.
Enigmation said:
However, if the courts do in any way have a moral backbone then to see the bashing of someone who is developmentally challenged to be more justifiable or “lenient” than that of the bashing of an ordinary citizen is really a kick in the balls for the moral progression of society.
You suggest that what I'm saying is not moral, or ethical? ON THE CONTRARY SIR! It's not
accepted, but it's still quite ethical, imho. Quite frankly, I think that moral progression in society can only be realised when we favour the strong, and abandon the weak. This is the way species work: the mother duck will peck the retarded duck to death because it is an inferior being. This ought to be the same with humans.