Comments on: Crime and No Punishment http://www.mormonmentality.org/2007/10/31/crime-and-no-punishment.htm Thoughts and Asides by Peculiar People Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:54:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: a random John http://www.mormonmentality.org/2007/10/31/crime-and-no-punishment.htm/comment-page-1#comment-68011 a random John Tue, 06 Nov 2007 21:05:55 +0000 http://www.mormonmentality.org/2007/10/31/crime-and-no-punishment.htm#comment-68011 Ben There, If only the pumpkin had a personal VPN then it would be safe from pirates, right? I have to admit that I hadn't thought of the humor of a pirate being stolen, but it is certainly there. Ben There,

If only the pumpkin had a personal VPN then it would be safe from pirates, right?

I have to admit that I hadn’t thought of the humor of a pirate being stolen, but it is certainly there.

]]> By: Ben There http://www.mormonmentality.org/2007/10/31/crime-and-no-punishment.htm/comment-page-1#comment-68008 Ben There Tue, 06 Nov 2007 20:02:39 +0000 http://www.mormonmentality.org/2007/10/31/crime-and-no-punishment.htm#comment-68008 Sorry to state the obvious, and the hurt feelings of a young child aside, the very idea of a PIRATE being STOLEN amuses me in an odd way. Sorry to state the obvious, and the hurt feelings of a young child aside, the very idea of a PIRATE being STOLEN amuses me in an odd way.

]]> By: makakona http://www.mormonmentality.org/2007/10/31/crime-and-no-punishment.htm/comment-page-1#comment-67533 makakona Fri, 02 Nov 2007 19:43:04 +0000 http://www.mormonmentality.org/2007/10/31/crime-and-no-punishment.htm#comment-67533 my husband took his digital camera to work, left it out, and it's gone. unfortunately, i haven't uploaded pics since july and we have a 7mo, so i'm sick over it. even sadder, he's a cop. i'm so disappointed that it happened at work. maybe it will still turn up, but it's been four days. our last camera was stolen exactly two years prior by movers when we were leaving hawai'i. it had all of the pics from our final travels and visits with friends. good on you for teaching your son now. maybe he won't grow up to be someone who steals baby pictures from mommies. :( my husband took his digital camera to work, left it out, and it’s gone. unfortunately, i haven’t uploaded pics since july and we have a 7mo, so i’m sick over it. even sadder, he’s a cop. i’m so disappointed that it happened at work. maybe it will still turn up, but it’s been four days.

our last camera was stolen exactly two years prior by movers when we were leaving hawai’i. it had all of the pics from our final travels and visits with friends.

good on you for teaching your son now. maybe he won’t grow up to be someone who steals baby pictures from mommies. :(

]]> By: a random John http://www.mormonmentality.org/2007/10/31/crime-and-no-punishment.htm/comment-page-1#comment-67521 a random John Fri, 02 Nov 2007 17:21:07 +0000 http://www.mormonmentality.org/2007/10/31/crime-and-no-punishment.htm#comment-67521 ed42, I'd guess that his Halloween haul was taxed at at least a 50% rate. ed42,

I’d guess that his Halloween haul was taxed at at least a 50% rate.

]]> By: ed42 http://www.mormonmentality.org/2007/10/31/crime-and-no-punishment.htm/comment-page-1#comment-67494 ed42 Fri, 02 Nov 2007 14:02:00 +0000 http://www.mormonmentality.org/2007/10/31/crime-and-no-punishment.htm#comment-67494 Pirate smirate. Better start teaching your son that one day soon 50% of everything he earns will be stolen/confiscated by the state (via direct taxes, regulations, inflation, etc.) Pirate smirate. Better start teaching your son that one day soon 50% of everything he earns will be stolen/confiscated by the state (via direct taxes, regulations, inflation, etc.)

]]> By: Devyn S. http://www.mormonmentality.org/2007/10/31/crime-and-no-punishment.htm/comment-page-1#comment-67345 Devyn S. Thu, 01 Nov 2007 01:03:21 +0000 http://www.mormonmentality.org/2007/10/31/crime-and-no-punishment.htm#comment-67345 I thought that was very insightful of your son ARJ - perhaps he will be a detective when he grows up... The lessons of forgiveness are a challenge to learn, particularly when you want to mix it with justice. I remember once I learned about forgiveness, I was always telling my parents to forgive me whenever I got in trouble thinking that would absolve me of punishment - didn't quite work that way though. I thought that was very insightful of your son ARJ – perhaps he will be a detective when he grows up… The lessons of forgiveness are a challenge to learn, particularly when you want to mix it with justice. I remember once I learned about forgiveness, I was always telling my parents to forgive me whenever I got in trouble thinking that would absolve me of punishment – didn’t quite work that way though.

]]> By: DKL http://www.mormonmentality.org/2007/10/31/crime-and-no-punishment.htm/comment-page-1#comment-67338 DKL Wed, 31 Oct 2007 23:59:26 +0000 http://www.mormonmentality.org/2007/10/31/crime-and-no-punishment.htm#comment-67338 Great post, arj. Your son has a profound sense of justice. That's a good thing. Great post, arj. Your son has a profound sense of justice. That’s a good thing.

]]> By: annegb http://www.mormonmentality.org/2007/10/31/crime-and-no-punishment.htm/comment-page-1#comment-67334 annegb Wed, 31 Oct 2007 22:51:56 +0000 http://www.mormonmentality.org/2007/10/31/crime-and-no-punishment.htm#comment-67334 Good post, John. I stole a pair of little plastic sunglasses (it was my sister's idea, but she was only four and I was almost six) and my dad beat the holy hell out of me and I have never stolen another thing to this day. My sisters grew up to shoplift their basic necessities and many of life's luxuries, to children, that is. Myself I just buried my head in a book and ignored the hunger pains. Forgiveness, Jamie, that's a neat story, would that I would be as big a person as that woman. I'm sort of with your son, though, ARJ, it's how my mind works. Good post, John. I stole a pair of little plastic sunglasses (it was my sister’s idea, but she was only four and I was almost six) and my dad beat the holy hell out of me and I have never stolen another thing to this day. My sisters grew up to shoplift their basic necessities and many of life’s luxuries, to children, that is.

Myself I just buried my head in a book and ignored the hunger pains.

Forgiveness, Jamie, that’s a neat story, would that I would be as big a person as that woman.

I’m sort of with your son, though, ARJ, it’s how my mind works.

]]> By: a random John http://www.mormonmentality.org/2007/10/31/crime-and-no-punishment.htm/comment-page-1#comment-67319 a random John Wed, 31 Oct 2007 21:10:07 +0000 http://www.mormonmentality.org/2007/10/31/crime-and-no-punishment.htm#comment-67319 J. Stapley, Wait a minute. I've seen similar comments somewhere... <a href="http://trashcalls.blogspot.com/2007/10/wrong-foot.html#c6883232591533343931" rel="nofollow">Are you mocking me?</a> J. Stapley,

Wait a minute. I’ve seen similar comments somewhere… Are you mocking me?

]]> By: a random John http://www.mormonmentality.org/2007/10/31/crime-and-no-punishment.htm/comment-page-1#comment-67317 a random John Wed, 31 Oct 2007 20:36:18 +0000 http://www.mormonmentality.org/2007/10/31/crime-and-no-punishment.htm#comment-67317 Jamie, I agree that forgiveness is a wonderful lesson to learn. Our problem in this instance is that we don't know who to forgive and I think our son suspects everyone. I'll have to tell him that <a href="http://www.nickjr.co.uk/shows/dora/swiper.aspx" rel="nofollow">Swiper </a>took it. Then he'll have someone concrete to be mad at and to forgive. J. Stapley, Thanks! Jamie,

I agree that forgiveness is a wonderful lesson to learn. Our problem in this instance is that we don’t know who to forgive and I think our son suspects everyone. I’ll have to tell him that Swiper took it. Then he’ll have someone concrete to be mad at and to forgive.

J. Stapley,

Thanks!

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