"DSK" wrote in message
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One of the cable/satellite news channels ran a piece on Tookie's life
today. During his involvement with the Crips, the continuing war between
them and the Bloods took over 20,000 lives

What???
That's crazy. That would mean he'd have to be responsible for every
murder in every major metropolitan area for several years. Can't anybody
do math?


Maxprop wrote:
The explanation is that the Crips and Bloods didn't stay confined to LA.
There are chapters, if you want to call them that, in most of the major
cities throughout the country.

Uh huh. And they're responsible for every single non-auto death in all
those cities for a decade or so?

... And if you would bother to read my previous paragraph, above, you'd
see that I didn't imply that he was directly or indirectly responsible
for them all, rather he was involved with the gang leadership during a
period in which that many died. Before doing the math, you might bother
to read concisely.

You might consider whether or not it makes any sense. "Reading concisely"
isn't the problem... your basic premise is absurd.

20,000 deaths is a LOT. You might as well say Tookie was responsible for
giving people cancer.




Personally, I think that if one believes that the state has no moral
right to capital punishment; then by logic, the state would also have no
right to wage war.


.... Your presumption, above, is ridiculous.


You only say so because your own position cannot be explained with simple
facts & logic.


My logic is fine, despite your disagreement. As for facts, I was merely
quoting what I'd seen on the piece about Tookie's life. Take it up with
those who produced it.

Max