Imperial Wizard Dead (probably murdered)
Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2017 9:18 pm
RIP Gordon
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An interesting question for many reasons.
Do I care a small amount? Sure. Given enough manpower to properly tackle all the other important crime, I'd vote looking into it. Maybe the investigation will lead to something larger. In fact, that's about the only reason I'd waste any resources on it right now. This dude looks like dead weight on society. Granted, he was 51 and perhaps had a sliver of a chance not to be an asshole at some point in his life ... but I believe the phrase "self-described imperial wizard" speaks for itself. In a certain sense, that does make me kind of a dick for giving up on this waste of oxygen ever redeeming himself? Yeah. But nowhere near as much of a dick as he was and probably would continued to have been. My revulsion for him is based on beliefs he freely chose to embrace. That's at least a rational reason. His irrational hatred of others was based on superficial pseudoscience that ultimately broke down to hating on arbitrary genetic features.Leisher wrote:An interesting question for many reasons.
Not saying it's the wrong one to ask, but is it wrong generally? Do we dismiss this guy's life because he lived it in ignorance or do we care that a human being died?
Most would answer that an SOB is dead, good riddance. Are we, as a society, correct in that thinking or does that make us just as bad as him?
Again, I wouldn't disagree with any of that. So are we "bad guys" or evil or human?Malcolm wrote:Do I care a small amount? Sure. Given enough manpower to properly tackle all the other important crime, I'd vote looking into it. Maybe the investigation will lead to something larger. In fact, that's about the only reason I'd waste any resources on it right now. This dude looks like dead weight on society. Granted, he was 51 and perhaps had a sliver of a chance not to be an asshole at some point in his life ... but I believe the phrase "self-described imperial wizard" speaks for itself. In a certain sense, that does make me kind of a dick for giving up on this waste of oxygen ever redeeming himself? Yeah. But nowhere near as much of a dick as he was and probably would continued to have been. My revulsion for him is based on beliefs he freely chose to embrace. That's at least a rational reason. His irrational hatred of others was based on superficial pseudoscience that ultimately broke down to hating on arbitrary genetic features.Leisher wrote:An interesting question for many reasons.
Not saying it's the wrong one to ask, but is it wrong generally? Do we dismiss this guy's life because he lived it in ignorance or do we care that a human being died?
Most would answer that an SOB is dead, good riddance. Are we, as a society, correct in that thinking or does that make us just as bad as him?
Leisher - Why engage Malcolm about what he cares about? You know the answer.As yet, no one has been charged in the death, Mr Jacobsen said in a statement. Mr Ancona’s wife, Malissa Ancona, was taken into custody on Sunday night and police said she was a "person of interest".
On Monday, it was reported that Ms Ancona, 44, and Mr Aconoa's stepson, Paul Edward Jinkerson Jr, 24, had been charged with murder.
Good point.TheCatt wrote:Leisher - Why engage Malcolm about what he cares about? You know the answer.As yet, no one has been charged in the death, Mr Jacobsen said in a statement. Mr Ancona’s wife, Malissa Ancona, was taken into custody on Sunday night and police said she was a "person of interest".
On Monday, it was reported that Ms Ancona, 44, and Mr Aconoa's stepson, Paul Edward Jinkerson Jr, 24, had been charged with murder.