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Name: Snake
Birthday: 5/1/1987
Gender: Male
Interests: Water polo, Swimming, Volleyball, Gaming
Expertise: Stealth and Espionage (in other words messing things up but being quiet about it)
Occupation: Military
Industry: Government
Message: message me
AIM:  silentscoper5187
Member Since:
1/23/2003
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i'm starting another one somewhere else. i'm rather tired of this one. message me somehow to get the address for the new blog.
it's been fun
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I've often been told that I am too vengeful when it comes to crime. I
wouldn't mind breaking bones to teach a car thief or a mugger a
life-long lesson. Often I've been asked to consider the conditions they
live in that cause them to turn to a life of crime. Are they stealing
in order to feed themselves or their families? Would that just simply
be inconsiderate on my part to leave an already impoverished person a
large medical bill? In these situations, perhaps I may be going
overboard.
However, when things like this happen: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/06/nyregion/06rape.html?ex=1370491200&en=bc60cf51266f5a15&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink
Is vigilante justice not warranted? Can someone give me a reason that this guy doesn't deserve to have his body broken? | | |
| So I am assuming most of you have heard about the recent tiger mauling/killing at the San Francisco Zoo.
If not, direct yourself to http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_7838298?nclick_check=1
From the beginning, I have more leaned in favor of the zoo rather than the 3 "victims.
However, I felt it best to wait for more information before actually passing judgment based on some sketchy details.
The first thing I wondered is why the tiger chose to attack those 3 men at that particular instant. Millions of people have probably passed by that exhibit before, but this didn't happen to any of them. I can't imagine all of them were well-behaved. I'm sure many taunted the animals too, which leads me to believe that these 3 have clearly done something that is extremely inappropriate. But then again, one could argue that wild animals are unpredictable and these 3 were just unfortunate.
If you look at a map of San Francisco Zoo, you will see that there is quite a large distance between the tiger exhibit and the Terrace area where the tiger was found sitting next to one of the victims. Keep in mind that on that day, there were other people in the zoo. Why then did the tiger seem to only attack those 3 victims?
Yes, the wall of the exhibit may have been lower than standards, but most other zookeepers and experts believe that it was still unlikely that the tiger managed to leap all the way up there. Another article I read stated that tigers are not usually jumpers, but rely on power and speed to catch prey. Add on the fact that the tiger in the zoo probably was not as developed physically as wild tigers.
The article states, "Kulbir Dhaliwal, 23, and Paul Dhaliwal, 19, appeared stone-faced and sullen, offering no comment as they drove away."
If they really didn't do anything wrong, why then remain silent? Why not have spoken out? That to me almost confirms that they did something that they know was highly inappropriate. With regards to the 17-year old who died in the attack, some are calling him a hero for supposedly trying to distract the tiger to protect the other 2. Not enough is known to come to a conclusion either way. He would have been more a hero in my book had he prevented the other 2 from doing something stupid in the first place. As a result from his inaction and the incompetence of the other 2, we now have 1 human dead, 1 tiger dead, 2 people mauled (but recovering). These 3 also managed to put the rest of the people at the zoo at risk too.
I will never understand why some people believe it is fun or entertaining to taunt animals (especially ones that are 350 lbs and can disembowel you with one swipe).
I have nothing else to end with besides this bash quote:
I heard about this guy who broke into a lion's den at the zoo
and got mauled
and people were talking about how there should have been better defenses put up to prevent people getting into the cage
a friend of mine suggested setting up some kind of deterrent
for example, putting some sort of fierce animal in the cage, which would attack anybody who climbed in
[Edit:]
why are the parents doing a crapload of interviews and already hiring a lawyer? must be a new way to mourn.
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the video i made for summer of rice made it onto a website for cal called bear necessities.
check it out here:
http://bearsnecessity.com/berkeley/darwin-approves-of-berkeley/#more-371 | | |
| The more comprehensive summary of last semester has been postponed indefinitely due to laziness.
I've spent most of this summer at Berkeley doing research, working, taking classes, and doing theater so I've kept myself busy most of the time.
This week I've finally decided to take off from work and come home after being gone for so long. Things have definitely changed. My siblings look a lot older and have definitely grown up a bit. One of my pet birds died in an unfortunate accident earlier. My family got themselves a Wii. It feels so awkward being torn between two places. Sometimes it feels like I belong to neither. I can't help feeling like an intruder when I go home at times because they're so used to me not being there (that's not to say they aren't glad I'm there).
I consider myself extremely lucky to have kept a
lot of my old friends close. I was called a week prior by two high
school friends wanting to get together except I had to turn them down
because I was stuck in Berkeley. I feel bad for neglecting so many of them due to schoolwork, classes, and activites (You all know who you are). Thank you for putting up with that and still being there if I need you.
Is this what it feels like to have truly grown up? If things go according to plan in the future, I'll be spending even more time away from my family because of my school or job. Is it possible to belong to two places at the same time?
I guess I'm still searching for that balance.
Listening to: Indiana-Jon McLaughlin
i'm glad i never lived next to the water,
so i could never get used to the beach,
and i'm glad i never grew up on a mountain,
to figure out how high the world could reach
i love the miles between me and the city,
where i quietly imagine every street,
and i'm glad i'm only picturing the moment,
i'm glad she never fell in love with me
for some the world's a treasure to discover,
and your scenery should never stay the same,
but they're trading in their dreams for explanations,
all in an attempt to entertain but
i love the miles between me and the city,
where i quietly imagine every street,
and i'm glad i'm only picturing the moment,
i'm glad she never fell in love with me
the trick of love's to never let it find you,
it's easy to get over missing out,
i know the how's and when's,
but now and then she's all i think about
i wonder how it feels to be famous,
but wonder is as far as i will go,
'cause ill probably lose myself in all the pictures,
and end up being someone i don't know,
so it's probably best i stay in Indiana,
just dreamin' of the world as it should be,
where every day is a battle to convince myself,
i'm glad she never fell in love with me
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