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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This thread needs to be locked.[/quote]
Why? It's a valid observation that there was an outpouring of sympathy for an ex-felon who lost his life in one fell swoop and an attitude of "he deserved it" for an accomplished college student who suffered for weeks or months on end. It's worth it to uncover the attitudes that bely the compassion for one and the seeming hatred for the other, no?[/quote]

Since when is expecting that people deal with the consequences of their actions considered hatred?  Who wouldn't expect that going to North Korea could be deadly dangerous?  That doesn't mean it's deserved, just that it's the reality.  No one hates Otto and it isn't mutually exclusive to think that Otto was responsible for his own terrible demise and still feel badly for him that it ended up that way.[/quote]
Actually, I agree with you - that people suffer the consequences of their own choices. I was bringing up the point that people seemed to hold Otto responsible for his poor choice (to go to NK) while specifically saying the violent ex-felon from the other thread was not to blame for his choice (not to drop the gun). Another poster rightfully reminded me that I was conflating two threads and that the people I was admonishing for their inconsistency were very likely not the same group of posters.[/quote]

Whoa, hold on here. Are we all coming to an agreement here? That would be a new one for the DCUM political forum.  :P [/quote]

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