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Death penalty for disobedient kids?
Monday, October 8, 2012 4:24 PM
CANTTAKESKY
Quote:A man running as a Republican for State Representative in Arkansas published a book in which he endorses the death penalty for rebellious children and much, much more. In his book “God’s Law: The Only Political Solution,” published in April, former Arkansas Department of Human Services attorney Charlie Fuqua explains that he supports killing wayward kids because that’s what a Bronze Age tribe did in his favorite religious text. “The maintenance of civil order in society rests on the foundation of family discipline,” he wrote, according to an excerpt published by The Arkansas Times. “Therefore, a child who disrespects his parents must be permanently removed from society in a way that gives an example to all other children of the importance of respect for parents. The death penalty for rebellioius children is not something to be taken lightly. The guidelines for administering the death penalty to rebellious children are given in Deut 21:18-21.” He goes on to write: “Even though this procedure would rarely be used, if it were the law of land, it would give parents authority. Children would know that their parents had authority and it would be a tremendous incentive for children to give proper respect to their parents.” Fuqua’s run is being bankrolled by established Republicans in the state, including the party itself and the House Republican Leadership PAC. Spokeswoman Katherine Vasilos told Raw Story in an email that the Republican Party of Arkansas had no plans to make financial contributions to Fuqua in the future. In his book, Fuquoa also expresses his opposition to paying minimum wage, funding public education and what he calls the “Muslim problem,” which he believes could be dealt with by expelling all the Muslims from America. He adds that prisoners who cannot be rehabilitated within two years should just be executed to save money. And in a diatribe published to his campaign website, Fuqua explains that liberals and Muslims have formed a “strange alliance” around their links to the “antichrist,” because, as he explains, “they both deny that Jesus is God in the flesh of man, and the savior of mankind. They both also hold that their cause should take over the entire world through violent, bloody, revolution. Both want to end freedom of speech so that their doctrine cannot be criticized. Neither can survive in a free marketplace of ideas.” He’s running against incumbent State Rep. James McLean (D), a conservative Democrat with an A- rating from the National Rifle Association.
Monday, October 8, 2012 4:39 PM
KWICKO
"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." -- William Casey, Reagan's presidential campaign manager & CIA Director (from first staff meeting in 1981)
Tuesday, October 9, 2012 6:00 AM
FREMDFIRMA
Quote:Originally posted by canttakesky: former Arkansas Department of Human Services attorney Charlie Fuqua explains that he supports killing wayward kids because that’s what a Bronze Age tribe did in his favorite religious text. ... Fuqua’s run is being bankrolled by established Republicans in the state, including the party itself and the House Republican Leadership PAC.
Tuesday, October 9, 2012 8:08 AM
Tuesday, October 9, 2012 8:53 AM
Quote:Originally posted by canttakesky: "Spokeswoman Katherine Vasilos told Raw Story in an email that the Republican Party of Arkansas had no plans to make financial contributions to Fuqua in the future." Far be it for me to defend the GOP, but I don't think they knew he was this wacko when they gave him money. They need to ask for their money back. ;)
Tuesday, October 9, 2012 9:06 AM
STORYMARK
Quote:Originally posted by Kwicko: Rappy will be along momentarily to tell you that you're just taking this guy out of context... "I supported Bush in 2000 and 2004 and intellegence [sic] had very little to do with that decision." - Hero "I was wrong" - Hero, 2012 Mitt Romney, introducing his running mate: "Join me in welcoming the next President of the United States, Paul Ryan!" Rappy's response? "You're lying, gullible ( believing in some BS you heard on msnbc ) or hard of hearing."
Tuesday, October 9, 2012 1:49 PM
Quote:Originally posted by canttakesky: Far be it for me to defend the GOP, but I don't think they knew he was this wacko when they gave him money.
Tuesday, October 9, 2012 3:50 PM
Tuesday, October 9, 2012 4:52 PM
Tuesday, October 9, 2012 4:56 PM
Quote:Originally posted by canttakesky: The early Christians totally supported slavery. Paul was exhorting Christian slaves to be obedient to their masters, etc. That's how come the very religious Christian south felt ok about owning slaves. People in the Bible did it all the time.
Wednesday, October 10, 2012 6:25 AM
Quote:Originally posted by Kwicko: That's three in a week. Arkansas is rapidly overtaking Florida and Texas as the assbarrel of the nation.
Quote:Brushing aside privacy concerns by parents and civil rights activists, a Texas school district has gone live with a controversial program requiring all students to wear a locator radio chip that will enable officials to track their every move – or face expulsion.
Quote:Students refusing the chips were reportedly threatened with suspension, fines, or being involuntary transferred. Unlike chips used by retailers to track inventory which activate when scanned by a reader, these chips contain batteries and actively broadcast a continuous signal.
Quote:district spokesman Pasqual Gonzalez said the two schools have a high rate of truancy, and the district could gain $2 million in state funding by improving attendance. According to the San Antonio newspaper, the program is expected to cost the district $526,065 to implement with annual cost of $136,005 per year to continue running the program.
Quote:In an attempt to obtain legal help, Andrea’s father, Steve Hernandez reached out to the American Civil Liberties Union, but was rebuffed because organization officials didn’t feel Andrea’s religious concerns would advance their core mission. In an email to Hernandez, Rebecca Robertson with the ACLU of Texas told him, “the ACLU of Texas will not be able to represent you or your daughter in this matter.” In citing its reasons for refusing to take the case Robertson said among the factors they use to decide to take a case are whether it “has the potential to achieve broad and lasting advances in civil liberties” and as such, Andrea’s case does not apparently meet that threshold.
Quote:Highlighting the dangers the chips pose to student privacy issues even while off campus, Fazio said she was able to get list containing the names and addresses of all of the students in the district by filing a Freedom of Information Request. “After paying a $30 fee with the FOIA request I was able to get every student’s name and address,” Fazio explained. “Using this information along with an RFID reader means a predator could use this information to determine if the student is at home and then track them wherever they go. These chips are always broadcasting so anyone with a reader can track them anywhere.”
Wednesday, October 10, 2012 9:15 AM
BYTEMITE
Wednesday, October 10, 2012 10:41 AM
MAGONSDAUGHTER
Wednesday, October 10, 2012 5:48 PM
OONJERAH
Wednesday, October 10, 2012 7:04 PM
Quote:Originally posted by Magonsdaughter: Honestly, is there a dickhead factory manufacturing these loonies?
Wednesday, October 10, 2012 7:05 PM
Monday, October 15, 2012 9:25 AM
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