Boy With 47 IQ Given 100 Years by Texas Judge

Yes - Good statement

That is simplistic. It ignores the differences among the various KINDS of intelligence. In any case, the DEATH PENALTY is barbaric. Stats prove conclusively that murder rates are ALWAYS higher in death penalty states.

The TEXT BOOK example of that is Texas which leads the nation in both murders and executions. Which one causes which? Clearly --the corrupt, right wing, fascist government of Texas has a MOTIVE and OPPORTUNITY to continue killing folk though the chances are much higher in Texas that innocent people will be executed. It is the PROFIT MOTIVE. Texas not only LEADS the nation in EXECUTIONS, it TRAILS the nation in education.

Coincidence?

I don't think so. The corporate prisons BENEFIT from the declining educational standards in Texas. Thanks to the right wing --the GOP in particular --Texas is NOW IN THE CORPORATE DEATH BUSINESS. Nazis seem clumsy compared to the insidious take over of an entire state by professional murderers.

Related development: Texas, as you may recall, was the state of the 'Houston Miracle', highly touted by Bush Jr. It was, as you may recall, a SCAM in which test scores were bogus. It was the ENRON of education and the miracle is that Bush and his crooked protoge Rod Page were not busted sooner.

People are what they do.

If the guy with the 47 IQ ran around chopping peoples heads off like a monster, he's a monster. If he forced a 6 year old boy to give him oral like a monster would do, then he's a monster. You don't need intent to do harm to be a monster.

He's a threat to society and should never be allowed outside of a controlled environment, even if that environment is a mental hospital.

The only monstrosity here is the comment above this one.

To: Vierotchka

I call a spade a spade, and I won't apologize in the slightest for that. If my analysis sounds heartless, well that's because it is and it is by design. True logic is without emotion and true emotion is without logic. I keep the two distinctly separated in my thought process as one will always corrupt the other.

I won't let the suffering of the mentally-impaired to corrupt my view of their actions and I won't let a bleeding-heart emotional appeal to determine what is and what isn't a monster.

Yes they suffer, yes they need professional attention. But, let's not be so effing feeble minded that we need to sugar coat reality.

People are what they do. Here's another example, if a person has the ideals of being a great humanitarian, but then runs around terrorizing people in an ends justify the means argument . . . then that person isn't a humanitarian at all, and is in fact a monster. People ARE what they do.

Intentions or lack of intentions be damned, I find them irrelevant. I'm no theist, but I've personally always liked the saying: "The road to hell is paved with good intentions."

And if you find my lack of emotion in determining these people are monsters as monstrous, then that's your prerogative . . . but I DID say the guy needed professional help and it would be cruel and unusual punishment to put him in public prison . . . and that in itself is compassion for a being even though he did a monstrous thing.

If I was really a monster myself, I would have said something along the lines that the guy deserves a lifetime of torment and anguish for what he did to that 6 year old boy . . . but hey it's your world, it's your personal reality . . . think whatever the hell you want, I for one don't give a damn.

If you truly didn't give a damn, you wouldn't have posted such a long response and effort to justify the unjustifiable.

That wasn't written for you, but anyone and everyone that follows this thread who has an ounce of rationality. I may have given up on your mental facilities, but I haven't given up on the world . . . otherwise I wouldn't be on here to begin with.

So thank you, but try again.

Since your mental faculties are so lacking, it is no wonder that you've given up on my mental "facilities". If what you wrote wasn't addressed to me, why did you write "To Vierotchka"? LOL!

As in "Irregardless" of your innocence and ignorance I sentence you to be "raped repeatedly in jail."

No, as in "irregardless" isn't a proper word. The correct word would be "regardless." Adding "ir-" makes it a double negative. If "regardless" means a lack of regard, "irregardless" would mean a lack of a lack of regard. Judges should be smart enough not to butcher the English language.

I was really hoping someone here would get it...

littleredmachine is correct.
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/irregardless

Thanks for educating us, I've always used those two interchangeably myself without even thinking about it. Learn something new every day! =)

ir·re·gard·less Listen to the pronunciation of irregardless
Pronunciation:
\ˌir-i-ˈgärd-ləs\
Function:
adverb
Etymology:
probably blend of irrespective and regardless
Date:
circa 1912

nonstandard : regardless
usage Irregardless originated in dialectal American speech in the early 20th century. Its fairly widespread use in speech called it to the attention of usage commentators as early as 1927. The most frequently repeated remark about it is that “there is no such word.” There is such a word, however. It is still used primarily in speech, although it can be found from time to time in edited prose. Its reputation has not risen over the years, and it is still a long way from general acceptance. Use regardless instead.

If I was the judge, I would have ruled for a permanent sentence in a mental hospital. People get out of prison/mental hospitals on the grounds that they are supposed to be rehabilitated.

This man will never be able to be rehabilitated because the reason he committed the crime is his extremely low IQ, and there is no way to raise that IQ. He will always be a danger to society so he should be locked away from society.

Agreed...100 years behind bars will not do anything to help this man out...i'm all for reasonable consequence and this sure as hell aint that....Also its important to point out that since he is basically retarded he most likely doesn't even posses the amount of intellect needed to reflect on his horrendous crime...therefore a mental hospital should have been the definite choice made by the judge...but wateva can't expect too much better coming out of texas.

namaste

I tally agree ateast give him house arrest or something but 100 years in public jail,someone whos I.Q is 47 he'll be destroyed by the prison system.

The prisoners don't like sexual offenders he might end up dead soon because of this judges stupidity.

Actually, the Third World societies generally have a far healthier attitude towards mental illness than do Western societies. Mentally ill or retarded individuals are usually not badly treated, they are accepted in their societies, fed and cared for, and often thought to be angels or other beneficial entities or spirits in a human body.

thanx for info but are you suggesting that texas is a 3rd world like place?...not that i don't completely disagree:-)

namaste

No, Iamfree, I am suggesting that on some levels, third-world countries are well in advance of most western societies.

yes its because they actually view life as valuable...also they practice compassion more so than our own country..i feel you:-)

namaste

the same could be said of you.There are ways he could have been kept from children other than prison that would have been more humane and cheaper than prison. Why sentence someone to a living hell when he does not not can not possibly understand the significance of the offense. That you choose not to copmprehend says a lot who really is montrous.

Scroll down genius.

As someone who has worked for years in the mental health profession, I can tell you from personal experience as well as government reports that the U.S. prison system is the biggest and most brutal "mental health "system in the world. There are more mentlly ill people in prison than in the legitimate system and most are not in for violent crimes.It is a shame that the prison system has "bigger pockets " than mental health and yet is vastly more expensive and astoundiny brutal.It is a national shame and is never brought to public attention.Texas is no alone in this type of wrong headed, hearless, brainless, uncivilized behavior.