"Understanding does not mean being soft, it is a courageous and strong stance."
Horse Feathers!! It is a sign of muddled thinking, "fellow-feeling" with the criminal (as T.R. put it), and moral cowardice!
71 posted on 01/22/2006 6:15:38 PM PST by Al Simmons
('A vote is like a rifle: its usefulness depends upon the character of the user' - Theodore Roosevelt)