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    A man avoids possible incarceration by hiding away in an embassy building and refusing to come out - ever.
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    Quote Originally Posted by cacian View Post
    The Oslo murderer only gets 21 years in jail.
    Yeah, that equals out to be about three months per dead person. Bit f*ckey.
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    Quote Originally Posted by cacian View Post
    The Oslo murderer only gets 21 years in jail.
    Is that a fair trial?
    Many get a life sentence for killing one person. This muderer has killed many and he gets away with 21 years with a mininum of 10 years.
    Is Norway justice taking the mick or is it lost its power to rule?
    This a shambol and an embarrassement to the whole if the norwegian society.
    Who is to say that if this person comes out again he won't do it again?
    According to the Chicago Tribune report, 21 years is the maximum sentence possible under Norwegian law. It also says, "His release, however, can be put off indefinitely should he still pose a threat to a liberal society left traumatized by his bomb and shooting rampage last July." So from the sound of it, this could still end up being a life sentence.

    Is anyone here from Norway? I'm curious about reasons for the the 21-year limit.
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    I know the USA's judicial system is messed up, but I'm glad it's not that messed up.

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    Quote Originally Posted by prendrelemick View Post
    A man avoids possible incarceration by hiding away in an embassy building and refusing to come out - ever.
    I can't last forever because hiding away in an embassy has its limits too.
    But then one could describe that in itself a new type of incarceration.
    I am not sure I believe his story anyway.
    Anthing can be made up.
    Who is to say this is not just a masquerade to get attention?
    it may never try
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    Quote Originally Posted by cacian View Post
    I can't last forever because hiding away in an embassy has its limits too.
    But then one could describe that in itself a new type of incarceration.
    I am not sure I believe his story anyway.
    Anthing can be made up.
    Who is to say this is not just a masquerade to get attention?
    So who was the man who made a speech from the balcony of the Ecuadoran embassy just a few days ago and that was shown on TV channels around the world?
    "L'art de la statistique est de tirer des conclusions erronèes a partir de chiffres exacts." Napoléon Bonaparte.

    "Je crois que beaucoup de gens sont dans cet état d’esprit: au fond, ils ne sentent pas concernés par l’Histoire. Mais pourtant, de temps à autre, l’Histoire pose sa main sur eux." Michel Houellebecq.

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    Norwegian prisons are not as rough as Swedish prisons where no chocolate mint is put on your pillow each morning and the yoga classes are not as well organized.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Emil Miller View Post
    So who was the man who made a speech from the balcony of the Ecuadoran embassy just a few days ago and that was shown on TV channels around the world?
    Emil LOL I see I have upset the apple cart.
    Would you like to tell me what the answer to this post should be?
    Last edited by cacian; 08-25-2012 at 04:57 PM.
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    "L'art de la statistique est de tirer des conclusions erronèes a partir de chiffres exacts." Napoléon Bonaparte.

    "Je crois que beaucoup de gens sont dans cet état d’esprit: au fond, ils ne sentent pas concernés par l’Histoire. Mais pourtant, de temps à autre, l’Histoire pose sa main sur eux." Michel Houellebecq.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Emil Miller View Post
    LOL see above.
    it may never try
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    Quote Originally Posted by Emil Miller View Post
    That's a lesson to us all. Engage cacian and beware!

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    Quote Originally Posted by cacian View Post
    Emil LOL I see I have upset the apple cart.
    Would you like to tell me what the answer to this post should be?
    I suppose it's possible but I get the feeling that it would be like trying to explain the first law of thermodynamics to a Mongolian who doesn't speak English.
    "L'art de la statistique est de tirer des conclusions erronèes a partir de chiffres exacts." Napoléon Bonaparte.

    "Je crois que beaucoup de gens sont dans cet état d’esprit: au fond, ils ne sentent pas concernés par l’Histoire. Mais pourtant, de temps à autre, l’Histoire pose sa main sur eux." Michel Houellebecq.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Emil Miller View Post
    I suppose it's possible but I get the feeling that it would be like trying to explain the first law of thermodynamics to a Mongolian who doesn't speak English.

    δQ=T dS
    Whoops, that's the 2nd law. (entropy)

    Hmmm, Pv=nRT
    Ack, partial pressures

    I forget, so back to the news:

    Police killed 34 workers on strike from a platinum mine in Marikana, South Africa. “We are aware,” said an officer of the London-based company that owns the mine, “that it will take some time for some trust to be regained.”

    From Harper's Weekly Review, August 21, 2012
    Uhhhh...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mutatis-Mutandis View Post
    I know the USA's judicial system is messed up, but I'm glad it's not that messed up.
    But many wise and noble minded individuals have stated in prior threads, that the law should not be used to punish but to rehabilitate, because desiring punishment for punishments sake is so uncivilized.

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    Well, I haven't. All I've said is that there shouldn't be a death penalty. Life in a small, cramped cell? Definitely.

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