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pinkisluv91

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Posted: 15 years ago

#631

Originally posted by: -Aladin-

Well I think capital punishment means to end the person in a quicker way, I would want the person to be imprisoned for life so he/she could suffer alone and die in his/her jail cell. They totally deserve the long and sad life😃

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-Aladin-

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Posted: 15 years ago

#632

Originally posted by: pinkisluv91

Yes, but there are people who are dying of hunger??

Is it a really sad life? Lonely, yes. Lack of freedom, yes. But they have every other basic necessity provided, don't they?? To me, that is a rather comfortable life, when comparing to someone who lives in a slum, for example, who has to scavange in debris so they can have a few bites to eat. I think some people (who are proven guilty) of mass murder and other such atrocities deserve to be hanged. Why waste tax payers money to keep scum like this safe??

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-Aladin-

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Posted: 15 years ago

#633

Ah, and now I'm back to my reading. 😃 Good to see you Pinki. 🤗🤗

I'll reply to the other question once we have more responses. 😃

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pinkisluv91

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Posted: 15 years ago

#634

Originally posted by: -Aladin-

Well it's quite sad but comparing it to another sadder persons' life won't make it better. Being lonely is bad enough, I would think some people would go mad in there. They do get food but it's not even good enough. Plus they have to work too. They get what they deserve.

IMO, The tax is the only con. I wouldn't want to pay for a stupid fool who committed a crime either. But killing them seems like an easy death, plus most of them want to die anyways😕

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pinkisluv91

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Posted: 15 years ago

#635

Originally posted by: -Aladin-
Ah, and now I'm back to my reading. 😃 Good to see you Pinki. 🤗🤗
I'll reply to the other question once we have more responses. 😃

Same here🤗 how's your sister now?

Reading HP again😆 don't you get bored of it?

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immunoblot

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Posted: 15 years ago

#636

Originally posted by: -Aladin-

True. They do offer some good and heated discussions, though. 😃😃

The only opposing views we'll encounter while reading HP is probably that of Mohit ji's and Pinki. 😳😆😆

I think it'll be put to voting. I think RW ji recommended a book too, that we have not read yet. Let's see. Mohit ji has already promised to read the 4th book from HP after Kezia ji's exams. So I am guessing in May, sometime. April is usually the examination month.

I did no such thing, Aladin ji. 😃
We are following the list that we have on the first page of the CC. We'd discussed this for long enough already, and until the next list is being drawn, we are not picking any HP book. Not for the discussion threads, atleast.
As it stands: Pinku doesn't want to read HP, RW says that she won't read it again, and Smita ji wasn't too eager either. We will talk about the inclusion of new books when our first list is exhausted, but until then, there cannot be any HP.

Aladin ji, please don't hold this against me. (We've been friends for rather long now, and you know how much I admire you; but we can't break group discipline even for extraordinary friendship. Can we?) I am sure that you recognize how clear our (the entire reading group's) intentions are. And I am sure you also see how it is hard enough to keep this reading group afloat; what with everyone wanting to read different things; and there being little consensus and already little discipline about it.
Besides, children's literature is usually rich with imagery and nuances that instill creativity. How much can we discuss such books? They are meant to be read and enjoyed; and we can all do that, irrespective of an online reading group. I see the summary of the PJ series, and there is so-o-o little about the book in there... We started as a reading group, and we have to try to uphold our character...

ADMINISTRATIVE DIVERSION

A. Lets us hear which book from the selection on the first page is your choice for the next discussion. For now and for the future, we have to agree on the the principle of the reading list. The next book will be chosen from there. We will not be picking and abandoning books on everybody else based on personal whims. Respect for the reading list amounts to respect for the people who made the suggestions that made it. So, let us vote for the next book...

B. The titles for the reader awards have still not been proposed by anybody. I think, we should not have an excessive number of awards anyway... For this round, I suggest we institute the following:

* The best reader
* The best do-gooder

Further suggestions are welcome, but we should not exceed more than 3 awards, for the simple reason that we aren't so many people, and because the awards were only supposed to be an incentive for people to read the books. Since readership remains largely unaffected, we can dispense with the need to have more feel-good awards. (This would also be lesser work for RW!)

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immunoblot

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Posted: 15 years ago

#637

Originally posted by: -Aladin-

Yes, but there are people who are dying of hunger??

Is it a really sad life? Lonely, yes. Lack of freedom, yes. But they have every other basic necessity provided, don't they?? To me, that is a rather comfortable life, when comparing to someone who lives in a slum, for example, who has to scavange in debris so they can have a few bites to eat. I think some people (who are proven guilty) of mass murder and other such atrocities deserve to be hanged. Why waste tax payers money to keep scum like this safe??

I was watching a documentary on Indian prisons... they're f-a-r from comfortable. Add prisoner abuse to it, and you have literal hell over there...

Edited by immunoblot - 15 years ago

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immunoblot

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Posted: 15 years ago

#638

Originally posted by: nitz17

????? 😒 What'z it about?

Nitzy ji, it was compliment. ⭐️ (Thank you for clarifying, Aladin ji!)
You and Smita ji are the only one who have read ALL the books and steered the discussions; while Pinku, RW and Aladin have very diligently tried to keep the discussion going. I was only appreciatively mentioning your efforts. 😃

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Incognit0

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Posted: 15 years ago

#639

Originally posted by: axeion

'Patience' 😲 Do I even know how to spell the word, forget about being patient😕

In context of the book, if we consider the above incident, it's just longanimity..there isn't anything the people of Braldu can do abt the upcoming school than just wait for it. Well thats the case with most of the things concerning the govt and their policies, u can't do much abt them till they happen themselves. But in personal life, I think its a skill not possessed by many. But again there are two kinds, one who are genuinely patien and two, who can't help but be patient 😕

For me patience varies with different tasks. When I am working on some project or problem solving I am the most patient and would try maximum to solve it with or without help. But when it comes to waiting for the bus, I would rather walk 2 miles to the destination than wait for the bus for 1/2 hr.

Most of the things mentioned in the above paragraph from the book is in fact longanimity in the disguise of patience 😕. That's what we all do when it comes to getting things done with the government. I had to run around my university for nearly six months for a small correction in one of my marks card in Bangalore and wait for another six months to get my degree certificate.

Edited by nitz17 - 15 years ago