[Dan from Michigan]

This impluse and voice in my head was telling me to deck the union goon that threatened me last year. Fist, don't hit.....
Well, I didn't deck him, which was a smart decision with the cops nearby.

People made decision. 'Impulses' may suggest a decision, but God gave all of us free will, and no body forced Jacko(if he's guily) to do the things he's accused of. If he gave into his impulse, that was his choice, and the consequences should have him at least get life in Folsom as far as I'm concerned.

[Hardastarboard]

Dahlia Lithwick, beginning to make the case for legalizing pedophilia. Someone else said it first, that once we allow gay marriage, this will be next.

The problem with pedophiles is that it is incurable with our current state of knowledge. So, we have to lock them up to keep them away from innocent children. We don't have to know whether or not they have free will or are just "born that way". It doesn't have to be a value judgement. It's just a recognition of the reality that we have to keep them away from children.

Nobody seriously hates grizzly bears, yet you sure don't want one around your four year old. Unless he's really irritable and carrying an M1 Garand re-chambered to .458 Weatherby.

[cwb]

Exactly. There are many of us who would love to do something, but don't because it is just plain wrong. Impulse control is the main attribute that separates us from the animals...and generally speaking, liberals don't have any impulse control. More than anything, it is selfishness born from the ME generation of the 60's. If it's a disease, it's pure selfishness in the pursuit of pleasure.