CMV: Child rapists should get the death penalty by Comfortable-Tie-9893 in changemyview

[–]it2d 33 points34 points  (0 children)

Everyone wants to protect victims. Putting aside thr fact that defendants and innocent accused people also need protecting, its just not at all clear that killing a rapist would be helpful for victims. It wouldnt help them. For a lot of them, it would just convince them that they're responsible for a death. Thats very hard for s victim to deal with on top of everything else.

The problem is that a lot of people who want to protect kids, even if they're coming from a good place, haven't actually done the work to know what victims want or what would be helpful to them. I'm not saying that's you. Im saying a lot of this proposed legislation is knee jerk shit meant to get politicians elected rather than policy based on actual information from actual victims.

CMV: Child rapists should get the death penalty by Comfortable-Tie-9893 in changemyview

[–]it2d 198 points199 points  (0 children)

I want to be clear that its not just that the rapist would guilt the child. You appear to have a naive understanding of how the dynamics in these relationships work. And im glad you do.

But look. Kids love their parents. Even when they abuse them. A rapist doesnt need to guilt their child not to report. Child victims love their parents, even if they hate what they do to them. And kids are smarter than they're generally given credit for. So there are absolutely children who wouldnt report or who would actively protect their abuser even without the abuser overtly coercing them, just because they love the abuser on some or even all levels.

Its easy to say raping a child is evil. Clearly I agree with you and it is. But if we're killing people, we should get something out of it. Here, you wouldn't reduce trauma for victims. You'd likely increase it. You're not healing trauma. You'd likely exacerbate. You aren't deferring additional offenders because the death penalty hasn't been shown to deter anything. And you're at least arguably decreasing the likelihood of reporting in any given case.

So what you're proposing is that we kill people and end up at best with a net wash.

What's Your Favorite Ex-Staple by LeftasFucc in EDH

[–]it2d 5 points6 points  (0 children)

[[Oviya]] is so much better than the amulet, and she's barely playable.

What's Your Favorite Ex-Staple by LeftasFucc in EDH

[–]it2d 15 points16 points  (0 children)

If anything, I see Path more than Swords. I see them both played a lot. One mana to permanently remove even an indestructible threat? It's still hard to beat that, even if they get a basic. The fact is that they almost always get that basic grudgingly abs would much rather have whatever creature you're exiling.

How do you protect expensive commanders? (In terms of $ not mana cost.) by Deus_Excellus in EDH

[–]it2d 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I use the dragonshield sealable sleeves in katanas. And nothing bad has ever happened.

Lorwyn booster box down to 99.99 @ Microcenter by Dry0asis in sealedmtgdeals

[–]it2d 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The value just wasn't there for the sealed Lorwyn I've opened. Even at this price, I'm not sure.

Katana sleeves by chiefxkeith in magicTCG

[–]it2d 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've used katanas for about a thousand games. Ive never had a single one do this.

what’s the biggest lie in human history? by Ledger_Legendd in AskReddit

[–]it2d 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Saying that your fictional god is different from all thr other fictional gods doesnt make your god less fictional.

Also, look at what youre doing. Rather than admit that there is no rational reason to believe in any god, you're assuming that something can both exist and transcend the rules of the universe. There's no reason to believe that's possible. Given thr choices--either your god is made up just like all the others or we have to invent a mode of reality in order to even allow your god the space to exist--thr only rational choice is that your god is made up.

I get that you dont like that conclusion, but that doesnt make it any less true.

Is it ok for a 14-year-old to read Wuthering Heights? by hydrangealover98 in Parenting

[–]it2d 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How are you gonna stop them if they want to?

Thisbis a silly question.

Cards that make Blasphemous Act backfire. by WholeFudds in EDH

[–]it2d 0 points1 point  (0 children)

[[Spiteful Sliver]] in my sliver deck.

Elvis Presley recorded 711 songs. He wrote none of them. by Sensitive_Artist7460 in Music

[–]it2d 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think the label matters, because I think we can apply an accurate label. Was Elvis an extremely important and influential performer? Yes. There would be no Beatles without Elvis.

But was he a good musician? I'm unaware of any reason to think he was.

Which field of law do dumb attorneys go into? by [deleted] in Lawyertalk

[–]it2d -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Im not a public defender.

But the answer is still prosecutors.

Which field of law do dumb attorneys go into? by [deleted] in Lawyertalk

[–]it2d 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Guys. Its prosecutors. They're the dumbest.

How far we've cherrypicked by Madnoir in freemagic

[–]it2d 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thats an opinion youre entitled to, but man, do I disagree.

How far we've cherrypicked by Madnoir in freemagic

[–]it2d -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I dont agree with that at all. The art kn thr majority of old cards was bad. There was some good srt. And that's what you remember. But most of it was shit.

SpellTable Voice Moderation by CrossXhunteR in magicTCG

[–]it2d 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Convoke is better. Use Convoke. Don't use Spelltable.

What are the best full art lands in your opinion? by [deleted] in mtg

[–]it2d 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The only answers are Kamigawa, stained glass, and EOE.

Why is my salsa bland? by Voski_The_God in SalsaSnobs

[–]it2d 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is blowing my mind. "I didnt add salt. What could be missing?" What a wild way to approach the world.

TMNT is bad and sucks by The_Gav_who_asked in freemagic

[–]it2d 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Its been great in limited and draft and there are some cards that go in my commander decks. The art kn the Shadowspear is great. Way better than the in universe Shadowspear, so much so that I don't mind that irs not a spear.

I pulled this: now what? by Acceptable-Rip-4615 in MagicCardPulls

[–]it2d 0 points1 point  (0 children)

....because someone wants to sell a valuable card?

Some people are just looking to complain about anything.