'Make My Day' Law Shields Prison Cell Killer

Courthouse News Service ^ | July 6, 2016 | Emma Gannon

[Celtic Conservative]

I see we just disagree on this. And since I am a prison officer the practical headache is where it’s at, baby. I don’t have a problem with the rule of law either, despite the implication. What I have a problem with is the manipulation or perversion of the law by anyone, pro or con. I think the real difference between us is how we each view the law. You seem to view it as an abstraction. I see it more like a factory where people go to work and create a product. That product is the somewhat nebulous word “justice”. And since people are involved there is a great deal of variability on the quality of the product the factory produces. The problem starts when people in the “factory” have goals or motives besides the production of a quality product. Or think the “factory” shold be producing something else entirely.
Iv’e read your post over the years, you seem a good guy I look forward to arguing with you again. But beware, I’m Irish. We like to fight.

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[familyop]

"Self defense? perhaps. But this wasn’t self defense. 90 stab wounds is “you ain’t dead enough, b*tch!”, not self defense."

That would depend on the weapon used. In some circumstances, a few shallow stab wounds might not be sufficient to stop a particularly strong, determined, armed aggressor.

[familyop]

Agreed with your point on manipulation, by the way. Some criminals do polish their abilities to persuade others.

[Pollster1]

I am willing to believe self defense with 90 stab wounds. Imagine he got the shank from a thug who was high or on adrenaline and kept stabbing until his fellow prisoner went down. Some people are mean enough and tough enough that you would need to keep stabbing, especially using a short or dull improvised weapon.