-lunch break-

i just read a story on cnn.com. click here to read it and then tell me what you think. ive often wondered what would happen to the crime rate if we had more of "an eye for an eye" mentality in this country. sometimes i feel like were so eager to forgive and forget that we just keep throwing murders and rapists back out there to murder and rape again. what do you think of this womans response in the story? do think the crime rate would drop if we chopped off the hands of thieves and various other parts of rapists? do you think we have a moral responsibility to give people multiple chances at turning their life around? wheres the line?

also...did you hear the story about the woman getting mauled by the ape? if not, here it is. good lord. ive heard quotes from the 911 call and from the police who responded. apparantly this womans face was just gone. the cops actually said "we need to get this GUY out of here. he has no face left". ive been spending too much time the last 2 days imaging how horrifying this must have been. who gives an ape Xanax anyway? good idea.

ok..i should probably get back to work.