Current stance, after a few weeks of contemplation. was Re: Why Do They Hate Us?

[Gary Lawrence Murphy]

mark it on your calendar: Jbone and GLM both agree ;)

In general, people haven't a clue what they believe, or rather, they
profess to believe one thing, but on examination of their behaviour,
we find they believe something entirely different.  This is why
opinion polls fail.  Whatever we _think_ we are doing, the only thing
that matters is what we actually _do_.  

If someone commits a crime, then I say the full extent of the law
applies; I'd love to see all those who perpertrated the WTC fried by
the justice system. Where I have a _lot_ of trouble these days is in
the notion of "preventative law enforcement" just as with
"preventative medicine" --- while it is a definate risk most despots
won't take, my experience and my observations (and, hey, my religion)
say one is not guilty until _after_ the fact.  Yes, that frustrates
justice, makes a lot of police angry, and lets a lot of would-be
perpertrators go free, but IMHO, that's what we mean by grace.