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Old 08-26-2014, 11:09 AM   #45
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Originally Posted by Chill Cosby View Post
As well, everyone knows it's complicated.
No they don't. Not even close. Take the Tracy Latimer case for example. Public opinion was overwhelmingly on the side of her murderer! This is just one example of society's tendency to look at complex topics simplistically. All they see is "he was being merciful" and the conversation is over. Never mind the multitude of other factors which, of course, resulted in him being jailed for a decade.
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